Niefert Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niefert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niefert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
United States221:16,475,406557,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Niefert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niefert has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Niefert click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niefert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niefert is the 2,091,648th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Niefert is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Niefert live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Hesse, where 20 percent reside and Thuringia, where 19 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Niefert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niefert has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niefert Last Name Statistics demography

Niefert earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niefer92320/
Nifert926/
Nefert920/
Neifert861,080/
Neufert86457/
Nejfert8666/
Nieffer8642/
Neyfert8624/
Naifert8618/
Neffert867/
Newfert860/
Nieferd860/
Nieforth80175/
Neiffert8057/
Niefaart801/
Neuffert800/
Nifort7714/
Nufert778/
Nefret774/
Nefort771/
Niefre771/
Niferd770/
Neufort7157/
Neiferd7138/
Neyferd7129/
Nuffert7119/
Nayfert7110/
Nehfort712/
Niforth712/
Nieford712/
Naufert711/
Nyefere711/
Najfert711/
Neffort711/
Gneffer711/
Nephert710/
Niphert710/
Newfort710/
Neifort710/
Neufarth6775/
Nouffert6742/
Neufahrt6727/
Neuforth6726/
Newforth6715/
Neiforth675/
Neifahrt670/
Neyforth670/
Neuphert670/
Newfarth670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niefert
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