Niehus Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niehus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niehus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8091:44,5035,835
United States5791:626,00950,526
Australia811:333,28028,364
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Niehus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niehus is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Niehus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niehus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 166,465th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Niehus reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,809 people, or 1 in 44,503. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Niehus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niehus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niehus surname increased 2,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niehus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niehus last name are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Niehus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $49,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gneus7319/
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Noius732/
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Nhius731/
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Nieuz731/
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Nyhuis671,101/
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Gneush6772/
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Nėnius6748/
Gneuhs6735/
Gneust6714/
Nagius6713/
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Nggius678/
Naijus676/
Gneusz671/
Nohjus671/
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Nohius671/
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Neouss671/
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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 Niehus
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