Niec Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Niec Surname User-submission:

Of Polish origin, likely meaning 'nothing', as in the word 'nothing' not not anything. Could also possibly mean 'niece'.

Niec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:877,62566,497
Poland571:666,82057,730
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Nieć (24) & Nieč (11) are calculated separately.

Niec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Of Polish origin, likely meaning 'nothing', as in the word 'nothing' not not anything. Could also possibly mean 'niece'.

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Niec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niec is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Nieć or Nieč. Click here to see other potential spellings of Niec.

How Common Is The Last Name Niec? popularity and diffusion

Niec is the 540,057th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. The last name Niec occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Niec live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Niec is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Niec occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Niec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Niec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Niec surname rose 41,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niec surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieć9224/
Nieč9211/
Niech89224/
Niecz8920/
Nieci898/
Nieck893/
Niect893/
Nietc891/
Nic862,783/
Nec86524/
Niecke80127/
Nietch8048/
Nieche803/
Gniecs802/
Njieck801/
Nietcz801/
Gnieck801/
Niescz800/
Nick7538,292/
Nike7510,696/
Niez753,971/
Nich751,591/
Neck751,376/
Nech75501/
Nici75477/
Nicq75221/
Nicz75213/
Niek75163/
Neci75159/
Noic75112/
Nuic7591/
Naic7551/
Necz7545/
Nicc7534/
Neuc7532/
Nikc7522/
Nieg7515/
Neic759/
Nejc757/
Nicp753/
Neac753/
Nitc753/
Nect752/
Niţe752/
Niqe752/
Nedc752/
Nict751/
Netc751/
Necş751/
Njec751/
Nyec751/
Nigc751/
Nhic751/
Necp751/
Nexc751/
Niqc751/
Nicx751/
Nihc751/
Ngec751/
Nhec751/
Nietsch731,357/
Niegsch73230/
Nietche7328/
Naitece7320/
Niecová7315/
Hnieche731/
Nieksch731/
Niecova731/
Nieschk731/
Naike679,488/
Njike676,003/
Naich674,353/
Nique671,337/
Njeck671,303/
Naick671,129/
Nietz671,111/
Nigue671,028/
Nyeck67984/
Nieke67958/
Niche67910/
Nitze67836/
Neche67823/
Nicke67819/
Noike67683/
Necke67582/
Hnich67370/
Nitch67299/
Neech67156/
Noici67154/
Nuich67147/
Neeck67141/
Naici67135/
Neick67119/
Nicze67116/
Neach67108/
Neike6795/
Neich6792/
Nitse6789/
Neych6772/
Nietzsch6763/
Niedz6750/
Nisci6750/
Nieds6734/
Nikke6727/
Neack6725/
Noick6725/
Nikhe6724/
Niets6723/
Neđic6722/
Nyics6719/
Netch6718/
Nnike6716/
Nuici679/
Gneck679/
Nyiek679/
Nichs677/
Niike677/
Nickø677/
Neacs676/
Njiek676/
Nioch676/
Nechh675/
Njick675/
Ngech675/
Nitče674/
Neact674/
Nieschke674/
Gnihc674/
Niestche673/
Nicck673/
Njich673/
Ngich673/
Nhike672/
Niyke672/
Nhech672/
Niegh672/
Naiqe672/
Gniek672/
Hnech672/
Nesck672/
Neckx672/
Nitce672/
Niecksch672/
Nyick672/
Noich672/
N'Ech671/
Nehec671/
Nehic671/
Nnich671/
Niscs671/
Nissc671/
Hneck671/
Hnect671/
Naihc671/
Nejcz671/
Neckh671/
Necșe671/
Njici671/
Njietche671/
Njech671/
Njeci671/
Nneck671/
Niezs671/
Nijke671/
Nyech671/
Nyicz671/
Gniez671/
Nidch671/
Nichz671/
Nickk671/
Niejk671/
Nedce671/
Nexcq671/
Nuick671/
Nizke671/
Niesk671/
Niesg670/
Nickh670/
Necss670/
Noics670/
Neici670/

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