Nieffer Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Nieffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nieffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Nieffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nieffer occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Nieffer live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Nieffer is most frequent in: New York, where 81 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and South Dakota, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent live and France, where 24 percent live.

Nieffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nieffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nieffer last name rose 107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nieffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nieffer last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nieffer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niefer92320/
Niffer9217/
Neffer9210/
Neuffer861,555/
Neiffer86308/
Niefert8681/
Neaffer8620/
Nueffer869/
Neffert867/
Nidffer862/
Newffer861/
Neffger861/
Naiffer861/
Neyffer861/
Gneffer861/
Nieferd860/
Nifer83173/
Nefer83125/
Neiffert8057/
Neidffer801/
Neuoffer801/
Noueffer800/
Neuffert800/
Nuffer771,127/
Neifer77624/
Neufer77401/
Newfer7780/
Niefes7759/
Gneffe7754/
Nepfer7733/
Niefej7719/
Nisfer7719/
Naifer7719/
Noefer7711/
Nifert776/
Neyfer774/
Nefger772/
Nuefer772/
Nitfer771/
Niefre771/
Nyffer771/
Nuifer771/
Neefer770/
Niferd770/
Neafer770/
Nefert770/
Neuhoffer7526/
Neifert711,080/
Neufert71457/
Nefhere71128/
Nejfert7166/
Neiferd7138/
Neyferd7129/
Neyfert7124/
Naifert7118/
Nietfed716/
Nouffer714/
Neufeur713/
Neufher711/
Nyefere711/
Naifere711/
Neffire711/
Newfert710/
Neafger710/
Neuffir710/
Nufer671,807/
Neuhofer671,699/
Nyife67169/
Nüfer67112/
Nouffert6742/
Nefir6737/
Neferova6728/
Nyefe6714/
Ngefe676/
Neuhőfer674/
Nefre674/
Njefe674/
Njife672/
Niefa672/
Niferova672/
Nhefe671/
Gnefe671/
Ñeffe671/
Niedfeid671/

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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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  • 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 Nieffer
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