Nice Surname
Approximately 19,099 people bear this surname
Nice Surname Definition:
From Nice, in France; formerly in North Italy.
Nice Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,597 | 1:78,847 | 8,999 |
| Bangladesh | 4,326 | 1:36,837 | 2,239 |
| England | 1,790 | 1:31,127 | 4,163 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,312 | 1:23,518 | 3,324 |
| Nigeria | 1,232 | 1:143,785 | 9,184 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| France | 588 | 1:112,964 | 16,927 |
| Canada | 487 | 1:75,658 | 8,534 |
| Philippines | 318 | 1:318,359 | 44,295 |
| India | 197 | 1:3,893,733 | 106,713 |
| Israel | 192 | 1:44,571 | 6,006 |
| Turkey | 186 | 1:418,395 | 25,090 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Indonesia | 168 | 1:787,198 | 59,965 |
| Brazil | 160 | 1:1,337,965 | 45,535 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Yemen | 119 | 1:222,061 | 8,933 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Palestine | 17 | 1:267,579 | 10,328 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 702 | 1:34,723 | 4,549 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,002 | 1:50,118 | 5,699 |
The alternate forms: Niče (38), Niçe (5) & Nîce (1) are calculated separately.
Nice (45,325) may also be a first name.
Nice Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Nice, in France; formerly in North Italy.
From the Danish, Niss; from the Flemish, Neys, Nys; from the Dutch, Nies; from the German, Kneis; a personal name.
Nice Demographics
Average Male Nice Height
175.85 cm
Average Female Nice Height
160.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nice Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nice (Hindi: नीचे) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as: Niče, Niçe or Nîce. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nice? popularity and diffusion
It is the 28,154th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 381,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Nice reside; 24 percent reside in South Asia and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 20,075th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 45,325 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,597 people, or 1 in 78,847. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 7 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 114 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Nice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nice has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nice surname increased 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Nice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Nice last name are 10.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.92% being registered with the political party.
The amount Nice earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.17% more than the national average, earning 540,471 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 222.27% more than the national average, earning R 765,840 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $54,152 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nice Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nice in the Hindi language | ||
| नीचे | nice | - |
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