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Where Does The Last Name Niece Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Niece (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﺲ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nièce. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niece? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 273,764^th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Niece are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Niece is also the 601,629^th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 224 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,240 people, or 1 in 292,306. In The United States Niece is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 19 percent reside, Indiana, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Niece Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Niece has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niece surname increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Niece Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Niece are 18.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niece earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $38,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,136 CAD per year.