Null Surname

10,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Null Surname User-submission:

The Null surname is derived from Gaelic Mac an Ultaigh (derived from Ultach), meaning 'Ulsterman', someone who came from Ulster.

Null Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,0111:25,8703,257
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Madagascar4,2691:5,5401,134
France3,5481:18,7212,109
Canada3,4161:10,7861,620
Italy3,3851:18,0673,104
India2,1691:353,64919,275
Egypt1,9831:46,3624,614
Morocco1,6021:21,5213,358
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Portugal1,1611:8,974793
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Germany1,0071:79,94610,092
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Malaysia6541:45,0983,607
Brazil4891:437,78016,588
England4851:114,88311,756
Ukraine4061:112,12516,007
Poland3931:96,71414,769
Oman3631:10,1601,292
Pakistan3291:542,9919,025
Mexico3251:381,9277,736
Russia2651:543,86149,148
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Uzbekistan2451:126,2416,792
Czechia2071:51,3698,619
Belgium1701:67,62710,816
Japan1661:770,14617,811
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Turkey971:802,28339,237
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Tunisia521:11,7431,936
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Latvia421:48,8117,408
China381:35,982,1461,905
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Libya361:173,444826
Tajikistan351:239,6202,085
Hong Kong341:215,7503,004
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Kyrgyzstan301:199,08819,743
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Guatemala221:731,0305,190
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Bolivia181:589,8024,399
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Malta181:23,9041,289
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Vietnam171:5,449,7682,445
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Senegal151:971,9563,098
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
El Salvador121:528,6573,007
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Panama111:355,6607,645
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Norway101:514,22941,629
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Austria91:946,15970,786
Bahamas91:43,528797
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Albania61:485,67618,535
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Gibraltar61:5,659991
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
San Marino21:16,607796
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8391:27,3083,354

The alternate forms: Nüll (10) are calculated separately.

Null (42,825) may also be a first name.

Null Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Null surname is derived from Gaelic Mac an Ultaigh (derived from Ultach), meaning 'Ulsterman', someone who came from Ulster.

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Null Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Null Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Null (Hindi: देवी, Russian: Нулл) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Nüll. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Null? popularity and diffusion

The last name Null is the 10,023rd most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 129,859 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 34 percent of Null are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 21,027th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 42,825 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 14,011 people, or 1 in 25,870. In The United States Null is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 175 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 12 percent are found and Madagascar, where 8 percent are found.

Null Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Null has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Null surname expanded 762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 5,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Null Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Null surname are 20.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Null earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.47% less than the national average, earning R 25,032 per year and in United States they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning $39,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüll9210/
Nulle89737/
Naull893/
Noull892/
Neull892/
Ngull891/
Nullh891/
Nuull890/
Gnull890/
Nul862,772/
Naulle807/
Noulle803/
Neulle801/
Nullll801/
Nutell801/
Nucell801/
Nutill800/
Nusell800/
Noll7538,011/
Nule752,292/
Naul751,940/
Noul75667/
Neul75627/
Nuil75154/
Ngul7579/
Nusl7570/
Nuël7524/
Nuul7520/
Nhul7518/
Nóll759/
Nuhl753/
Nuyl752/
Nuld752/
Nnul751/
Hnul751/
Nult750/
Nuttell7345/
Nussell7321/
Nuchell7320/
Neutill738/
Nullová734/
Nullova731/
Nuttill730/
Nousell730/
Noell673,052/
Nulph671,048/
Naule67432/
Noule67275/
Nahul67271/
Ngoul67194/
Nugli67166/
Nutil67139/
Neule6781/
Ngaul6758/
Nusil6725/
Nusel6721/
Nooll6718/
Nuijl679/
Nulth676/
Nouël675/
Naulp674/
Nauld674/
Naulå673/
Nusle672/
Nutel672/
Nucel672/
Nould671/
Nhaul671/
Gnaul671/
Gnule671/
Neuld671/
Nucil671/
Hngul671/
Hnoll670/
Nhule670/

Null Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Null in the Hindi language
देवीdevi58.93
नूरnura19.64
सिंहsinha15.18
लालlala5.36
शुक्लाsukla0.89
Null in the Russian language
Нуллnull-

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