Nees Surname

95,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2491:35,7964,735
United States1,9131:189,47118,791
Belgium1981:58,0649,401
Denmark1681:33,5993,470
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Australia301:899,85754,700
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France141:4,744,480251,814
India131:59,005,029552,550
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Norway111:467,48139,375
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Finland61:916,11741,832
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:111,35011,075

Nees (274) may also be a first name.

Nees Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nees (Russian: Неьес) is most common in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nees? popularity and diffusion

Nees is the 95,748th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,466,602 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Nees are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 536,832nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 274 people.

Nees is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,249 people, or 1 in 35,796. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, Hesse, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Nees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nees has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nees last name are 18.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nees earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning 438,948 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.42% less than the national average, earning R 53,652 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $61,347 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neese897,445/
Needs892,421/
Neues89242/
Neess89192/
Neyes8948/
Nejes8935/
Neesh8932/
Hnees8910/
Neesz895/
Neets892/
Neies892/
Neesp891/
Neeas891/
Gnees891/
Nee8612,149/
Nes865,370/
Neesth8032/
Neesse8023/
Gneesh8017/
Nawees8015/
Negges8010/
Needds805/
Nieyes804/
Neeshh804/
Neeshe803/
Najees802/
Nehese802/
Nehees802/
Hneesh802/
Ngeesh802/
Naiees802/
Neeyas801/
Nayees801/
Nojees801/
Gneese801/
Niejes801/
Neyess800/
Ness7524,759/
Nies759,290/
Neis757,508/
Neer754,747/
Nese753,549/
Nesh752,098/
Neus751,933/
Nets751,761/
Nesr751,675/
Nest751,634/
Neas751,621/
Nges751,511/
Need751,487/
Neys751,389/
Naes751,230/
Noes75902/
Neet75790/
Hnes75522/
Neep75401/
Gnes75364/
Nues75353/
Nece75334/
Nnee75228/
Nehs75132/
Nesz75114/
Neds75102/
Neez7594/
Ånes7578/
Ne'e7545/
Neea7533/
Neeß7533/
Gnee7513/
Nyes7510/
Nhes7510/
Neae757/
Nnes756/
Nesc754/
Nhee754/
Nesd753/
Neey752/
Nejs752/
Neee752/
Nesp751/
Neej751/
Nijeesh738/
Noyes6715,508/
Ne6713,369/
Nayes673,978/
Neace673,093/
Nease672,930/
Nesse672,531/
Neece672,485/
Niess672,249/
Neish672,041/
Neiss671,922/
Neshe671,599/
Neuss671,182/
Neise671,053/
Neice67866/
Neche67823/
Neuse67765/
Neyas67653/
Neuts67572/
Naess67549/
Neyts67428/
Nehez67405/
Neads67404/
Neisz67397/
Nesch67369/
Niesz67368/
Nyeső67362/
Neias67267/
Neist67218/
Nehas67214/
Hånes67202/
Hneis67188/
Neech67156/
Neijs67152/
Gneed67124/
Neuhs67121/
Niehs6794/
Nejas6790/
Netts6786/
Nejez6786/
Neyez6781/
Gneis6778/
Netse6770/
Noess6768/
Nõges6765/
Neiße6765/
Neihs6760/
Gnest6757/
Nawes6752/
Neyse6752/
Gness6749/
Neehouse6742/
Ågnes6742/
Nuess6740/
Najes6740/
Nedds6739/
Neust6737/
Nessø6735/
Nesjø6734/
Gnesh6733/
Nuyes6733/
Naues6732/
Nne'e6731/
Nesce6730/
Neeße6728/
Neasz6726/
Gnese6726/
Nowes6724/
Nesst6719/
Neash6719/
Gneus6719/
Nejos6718/
Neats6717/
Neuez6717/
Nojes6716/
Nejst6716/
Niesh6714/
Hnesh6714/
Neyst6714/
Nneeh6714/
Naies6713/
Ngoes6713/
Neszt6712/
Neije6712/
Nejis6712/
Hneez6710/
Neits6710/
Naesh679/
Nuehs679/
Neast679/
Ngaes679/
Nnesh676/
Nijes676/
Neios676/
Nheed676/
Neiås676/
Needt676/
Netsh675/
Nnese675/
Neuis675/
Nesht675/
Ngess675/
Hneed675/
Nneer674/
Neuds674/
Neehr674/
Åneus674/
Neush673/
Neids673/
Noues673/
Neuße673/
Ngesh673/
Neyus672/
Noies672/
Neahs672/
Needd672/
Neass672/
Neyss672/
Nessh672/
Nnece672/
Nuies672/
Neeaz672/
Ngeez672/
Nøies672/
Nooee672/
Neett671/
Nehec671/
Neasd671/
Nestt671/
Neius671/
Neshs671/
Nieas671/
Hneep671/
Hnyes671/
Neyce671/
Nieys671/
Hgnes671/
Nehesová671/
Neiez671/
Nessz671/
Nedås671/
Ne'ee671/
Ngnee671/
Neyds671/
Nheis671/
Noesh671/
Nnest671/
Niezs671/
Nyies671/
Nyess671/
Nedce671/
Nesze671/
Neshh671/
Nezsz671/
Neezt671/
Nneus671/
Gneer671/
Hneer671/
Hnejs671/
Hnezs671/
Hnies671/
Niyes670/
Neeiy670/

Nees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nees in the Russian language
Неьесnees-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nees
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