Nief Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Austria

Nief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3381:196,51730,555
Germany931:865,65062,206
Austria561:152,06120,229
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Nief (12) may also be a first name.

Nief Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nief occurs most in France. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nief? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nief is the 569,728th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Nief reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Nief is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 196,517. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 40 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Apart from France it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Nief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nief has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 293 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nief Last Name Statistics demography

Nief earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naief89371/
Nieft89305/
Niefz891/
Niesf891/
Nieff891/
Neief891/
Nef862,839/
Nif8688/
Hnieef801/
Neff7542,513/
Naif7510,574/
Neef755,845/
Naef754,081/
Neft75724/
Nefs75391/
Neuf75348/
Nehf75253/
Neif75246/
Nefe75217/
Niew75216/
Nieb75182/
Nepf75162/
Neaf75116/
Hnif7569/
Nife7556/
Niof7556/
Niev7541/
Nisf7532/
Niff7521/
Nesf7514/
Nitf7511/
Nhef7511/
Ngef7510/
Neyf753/
Nift753/
Noef753/
Nefh752/
Nihf752/
Nhif752/
Nifs752/
Noif752/
Newf751/
Nnif751/
Nipf751/
Ngif751/
Niwf751/
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Nuif751/
Nuef751/
Nnef751/
Nizf751/
Njef751/
Niyf751/
Nifh751/
Gnif751/
Nayef6793,887/
Naife6712,596/
Neefs671,766/
Neffe67549/
Neiff67428/
Neefe67383/
Neeff67356/
Neeft67274/
Najif67241/
Hneef67216/
Naiff67214/
Naeff67162/
Neife67158/
Nyiev67152/
Neiev67124/
Gnepf67121/
Nayif6756/
Naaif6744/
Nujif6740/
Naieb6733/
Niyaf6726/
Neuff6725/
Nhiev6719/
Hnaif6716/
Niffe6716/
Hneif6714/
Nievs6713/
Nijeb6712/
Najef6710/
Nheef678/
Hnife678/
Neift677/
Naiev674/
Nijaf674/
Neffs674/
Njefe674/
Nyiew673/
Naiyf673/
Nejaf673/
Neefh673/
Nhiew672/
Neuhf672/
Noeff672/
Neuft672/
Gnife672/
Neshf672/
Njife672/
Nehaf672/
Nedft672/
Nejif672/
Naiaf672/
Naifs671/
Nettf671/
Neyaf671/
Neyff671/
Nhefe671/
Noyef671/
Noiev671/
Nishf671/
Niyev671/
Gniev671/
Niheb671/
Hhnif671/
Hneaf671/
Noisf671/
Nuiaf671/
Nejff671/
Neesf671/
Neyfe671/
Nhaif671/
Niohf671/
Niifh671/
Gnefe671/
Neftd671/
Nezfe671/
Nefsj671/
Nniif671/
Niydf671/
Nissf671/
Hneff671/
Neaff670/
Niffs670/
Neifs670/
Nehef670/
Newff670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nief
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