Niehues Surname

78,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niehues Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niehues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2021:19,1592,531
Brazil1,4771:144,9395,543
United States4021:901,63967,958
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Niehues Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niehues has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niehues? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,783rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,175,600 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Niehues are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 4,202 people, or 1 in 19,159. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Beside Germany Niehues occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Niehues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niehues has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niehues last name rose 40,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niehues Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niehues are 46.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

Niehues earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $42,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehuues931/
Niehus922,600/
Nihues9278/
Nieues926/
Nehues923/
Niehaus8613,202/
Niehuis86359/
Niehuus86192/
Niehuss8665/
Niehous8610/
Nieheus8610/
Niehuas869/
Neihues865/
Niheues864/
Niehuse862/
Nieuhes861/
Nehoues861/
Nehus83444/
Nihus8337/
Nehes8331/
Nihes832/
Niehouse8086/
Niehause807/
Nieuhaus802/
Nieuheus801/
Kniehaus801/
Niehauss800/
Neehus7777/
Neihus7725/
Nahues7720/
Niehuß7719/
Nuhues7718/
Nyhues7717/
Nehaus7717/
Nehuis7717/
Nihaus7712/
Neyhus7711/
Niheus778/
Nehesa778/
Nehesu776/
Nihous776/
Niehas774/
Nyehes773/
Nehese772/
Nehusi772/
Nehees772/
Nihusi771/
Niehos771/
Nehusa771/
Neheus771/
Nihuse771/
Nihuze771/
Nihyus771/
Niuhes771/
Nehous770/
Neahus770/
Niewehuis751/
Nieuhouse750/
Neuhaus7128,770/
Neihaus71157/
Neyhaus7151/
Neehuis7145/
Neuhuys7139/
Nyehuus7134/
Knehaus7127/
Neahous7124/
Naihaus7119/
Noihaus7118/
Neihous7111/
Neuhuis719/
Nieuwehuis719/
Neahaus718/
Neehaus717/
Nehouse715/
Niehoss715/
Neuhuas712/
Nyehese711/
Nyehuis711/
Neuheus711/
Neuhous711/
Neihuss711/
Neohaus711/
Nuehaus711/
Niuhaus711/
Noehaus711/
Nehuaus711/
Neheisi711/
Nehesso711/
Neuhäus711/
Nieuwehuys711/
Nyehesa711/
Neihuse710/
Naihous710/
Knihaus710/
Neahuas710/
Nehause710/
Nyhus673,015/
Nihas67564/
Nehez67405/
Nehas67214/
Nahus67132/
Nehos67124/
Kniehase67100/
Neyhouse6773/
Nahes6765/
Neehouse6742/
Nuhus6740/
Neuhauss6730/
Neuhuijs6723/
Nuhes6720/
Nihis6717/
Nehis6712/
Nohes6711/
Neuhause678/
Nihos675/
Neehause674/
Neuhouse673/
Nehuz672/
Nuwehuis672/
Nyhes671/
Nyeheiso671/
Neheyaso671/
Neuheuse671/
Nieuwehuijs671/
Nwehouse671/
Nehussie671/
Newehuis671/
Knoihuis670/
Neahouse670/
Neauhous670/
Nohus670/
Kneehaus670/
Neauhaus670/
Neihauss670/
Nyehouse670/
Nyhuus62512/
Nojies626/

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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 Niehues
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