Gniss Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gniss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gniss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gniss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gniss is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gniss? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Gniss occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gniss live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Gniss is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 56 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnisse | 91 | 437 | / |
| Gneiss | 91 | 34 | / |
| Gnoiss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niss | 89 | 1,800 | / |
| Gnis | 89 | 35 | / |
| Genniss | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gnissse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngnisse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niess | 80 | 2,249 | / |
| Neiss | 80 | 1,922 | / |
| Nisse | 80 | 890 | / |
| Gneis | 80 | 78 | / |
| Gness | 80 | 49 | / |
| Naiss | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gnish | 80 | 22 | / |
| Gnisz | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gnist | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nissh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nishs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnise | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghnis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noiss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nuiss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gennisse | 77 | 59 | / |
| Guinniss | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nis | 75 | 2,163 | / |
| Gni | 75 | 99 | / |
| Gneist | 73 | 664 | / |
| Nijsse | 73 | 596 | / |
| Ginnis | 73 | 407 | / |
| Neisse | 73 | 280 | / |
| Gennis | 73 | 275 | / |
| Naisse | 73 | 247 | / |
| Gneuss | 73 | 66 | / |
| Ghneis | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gnesse | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gneisz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gneihs | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nishsh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gnisch | 73 | 7 | / |
| Noisse | 73 | 3 | / |
| Geenis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Neijss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gimnis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncginniss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncgenniss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ness | 67 | 24,759 | / |
| Nies | 67 | 9,290 | / |
| Nijs | 67 | 8,014 | / |
| Neis | 67 | 7,508 | / |
| Nish | 67 | 4,756 | / |
| Nist | 67 | 1,138 | / |
| Nais | 67 | 916 | / |
| Gnip | 67 | 790 | / |
| Nuis | 67 | 681 | / |
| Nise | 67 | 529 | / |
| Gnui | 67 | 461 | / |
| Gnes | 67 | 364 | / |
| Nios | 67 | 341 | / |
| Nois | 67 | 249 | / |
| Gnys | 67 | 182 | / |
| Ghni | 67 | 166 | / |
| Gennies | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nyss | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gnie | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ginnish | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gnai | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ngni | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gimness | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hnis | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nøis | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ngis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Näss | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nhis | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gnei | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gniß | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ginness | 67 | 23 | / |
| Genness | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gnid | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gniz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nisd | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nisz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nixs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gnoi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nóis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niså | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nisp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gnit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hnisshe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cginnis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nnis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nizs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naisseh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Néis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nissova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gennish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ginnise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnitse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nêss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ånis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ægni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghinnis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guennis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimnihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gennise | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gniss
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