Niehans Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Niehans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niehans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Niehans Last Name Facts

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

Niehans occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niehans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Niehans are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Niehans is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Colorado, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Niehans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niehans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niehans last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niehans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niehans surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the party.

Niehans earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehans921/
Neehans860/
Neans8338/
Nianss774/
Nijans770/
Niheuns713/
Neihons710/
Nions6733/
Nyans674/
Nianz673/
Neons671/

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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 Niehans
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