The Nemeth surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,362 people carried this name — #4,241 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,150 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Nemeth surname
From Hungarian Németh, from német (“German”). The system of braille is named for Abraham Nemeth.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Nemeth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
573 people named Nemeth live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 143 people named Nemeth live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 133 people named Nemeth.
Most of them — 82 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Nemeth live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Nemeth have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 96 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
374 people named Nemeth is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Nemeth in American newspapers,
1909–1946.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,765 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nemeth,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Nemeth 1897–1967 · opera singer -
Evi Nemeth 1940–2013 · writer -
Tibor Nemeth 1961– · composer -
Paul Nemeth 1965– · politician -
Norbert Nemeth 1969– · politician -
Emma Maria Fischer 1908–1990 · Esperantist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 46 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nemeth.
When the index is not enough
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