Neander is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Neander
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: German name from the Greek and developed from the Renaissance to replace Neumann (qv), he has the same meaning.

How popular is Neander?

Neander is ranked 249494 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Neanders plummeted by 6.081081 per cent to 139 since 2000 and slipped by 13273 spots and ranked at 123796. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.49 92.57
Hispanic or Latino 9.35 7.43
Neander is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Sweden. Around 1281 people have been found who wears Neander as their family name. Neander have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
114,007 Czech Republic4
201,317 England2
118,015 Netherlands1
56,169 Mexico1
58,885 Poland1
42,479 Greece1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,773 Denmark39
Countries with hundreds of Neander:
31,047 Germany336
3,324 Sweden297
39,161 Brazil286
114,823 United States190
21,878 Australia113

Neander Namesakes

  • Britta Neander, Musician
  • Joachim Neander, Writer
  • Myra Neander, Actor

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