Němec Surname
Approximately 7,686 people bear this surname
Němec Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) Word meaning dumb, applied to one who came from Germany, because he did not understand the Slavic tongue.
Read More About This SurnameNěmec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 7,639 | 1:1,392 | 50 |
| Slovakia | 45 | 1:118,588 | 22,142 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
The alternate forms: Nemec (16,387), Némec (3), Něměc (1) & Ñemec (1) are calculated separately.
Němec Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian) Word meaning dumb, applied to one who came from Germany, because he did not understand the Slavic tongue.
User-submitted Reference
A Czech surname that denotes someone of German origin.
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Where Does The Last Name Němec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Němec is most common in Czechia. It can also be found as a variant: Nemec, Némec, Něměc or Ñemec. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Němec? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 65,009th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 948,158 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Němec live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Němec is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 7,639 people, or 1 in 1,392. In Czechia Němec is primarily concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 14 percent reside, Vysočina Region, where 12 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemec | 93 | 16,387 | / |
| Némec | 93 | 3 | / |
| Něměc | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nmec | 89 | 162 | / |
| Ñemec | 87 | 1 | / |
| Německý | 83 | 66 | / |
| Německá | 83 | 57 | / |
| Nimec | 80 | 71 | / |
| Nmech | 80 | 8 | / |
| Namec | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nomec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Němců | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nmc | 75 | 11 | / |
| Naumec | 73 | 103 | / |
| Nimeck | 73 | 69 | / |
| Nemeck | 73 | 66 | / |
| Niemec | 73 | 61 | / |
| Nemiec | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nameck | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nemech | 73 | 13 | / |
| Najmec | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nimiec | 73 | 7 | / |
| Namech | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nemecc | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njmeca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nomeco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nameca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemeca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyimec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nomeca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niemiec | 67 | 20,882 | / |
| Nyemeck | 67 | 2,230 | / |
| Naumiec | 67 | 231 | / |
| Niemeck | 67 | 181 | / |
| Namiech | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nemc | 67 | 25 | / |
| Najmiec | 67 | 23 | / |
| Noimeck | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nemecky | 67 | 17 | / |
| Neimeic | 67 | 14 | / |
| Noemeck | 67 | 12 | / |
| Neumeck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nimc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Neimeck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Němická | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niemeic | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naumeca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Němický | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neimiec | 67 | 5 | / |
| Namc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nmek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noimech | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nemecka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nmcc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nemecko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnmc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nemeeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naumeic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnamech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwmc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyemecg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nimeick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neumech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemaeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noumiec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namecwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namyech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namaeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhmc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njmc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnmc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmoc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmco | 67 | 1 | / |
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