Niem Surname

150,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Niem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Philippines6501:155,75125,806
Burkina Faso4301:42,6792,068
Vietnam3661:253,1311,062
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
India121:63,922,115578,870
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Niem (5,583) may also be a first name.

Niem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niem (Hindi: नईम, Russian: Ниэм) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,391st most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,484,673 people. Niem occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Niem live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 89,670th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 5,583 people.

It is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 991 people, or 1 in 160,804. Beside Bangladesh it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 15 percent are found.

Niem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 6,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niem surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niem earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 130.26% more than the national average, earning $114,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiem8913,355/
Nijem89524/
Nieme89522/
Nhiem89243/
Noiem89212/
Niemc89148/
Nihem89137/
Niehm8956/
Niyem8940/
Nyiem8921/
Nieem8917/
Gniem8910/
Nieam893/
Niiem892/
Njiem892/
Niemn891/
Neiem891/
Nim8613,576/
Nem864,225/
Naieem80655/
Naiyem80639/
Najiem80203/
Njieme80111/
Nayiem8044/
Niheem8023/
Nohiem8016/
Ngniem8016/
Nijeim806/
Naaiem804/
Nieyem804/
Noiiem804/
Nowiem804/
Niejem803/
Noijem802/
Niemnd802/
Hnihem802/
Naioem801/
Niggem801/
Gnieme801/
Neaiem801/
Nietim801/
Naijem801/
Njitem801/
Niheme801/
Nuoiem801/
Noyiem801/
Hgniem801/
Naim75151,808/
Nhim7537,733/
Naem7530,106/
Neme7510,844/
Ngim756,069/
Nime756,042/
Neem754,198/
Nyem751,880/
Nhem751,057/
Nien751,035/
Neam75973/
Nehm75938/
Nejm75825/
Ngem75810/
Njem75704/
Noem75638/
Noim75577/
Nuim75402/
Neim75393/
Niom75381/
Njim75369/
Neum75162/
Nemh75160/
Nemd75147/
Nyim7586/
Nnem7576/
Nimm7567/
Gnem7566/
Nemm7555/
Nuem7550/
Nijm7549/
Niim7532/
Gnim7531/
Hnem7529/
Niym7513/
Nism7510/
Nihm757/
Hnim756/
N'Im754/
Neym754/
Ånim754/
Nimh754/
Nesm753/
Nimt753/
Nemt752/
Netm751/
Nitm751/
Nnim751/
Nouijem739/
Hniheem735/
Niemowa734/
Naayiem734/
Nijieme732/
Hnaihem731/
Nayieme731/
Nnaieme731/
Nijheim731/
Nahyiem731/
Noojiem731/
Nouhiem731/
Nayem6765,131/
Najim6744,304/
Najem6726,970/
Nijam6710,710/
Naime677,840/
Naiym676,656/
Nayim676,505/
Niyom675,254/
Nyiam672,343/
Gneme672,293/
Naaim671,638/
Neamt671,495/
Njine671,434/
Nejam671,409/
Neame671,287/
Nesme671,191/
Nhien67638/
Neume67455/
Nimme67432/
Noiam67406/
Nejem67381/
Nneme67375/
Naaem67321/
Nejim67314/
Neeme67300/
Naiam67259/
Noime67247/
Nojim67242/
Noiim67222/
Neyme67221/
Nuiam67220/
Gnime67203/
Nieng67189/
Niyam67150/
Neyom67149/
Nijim67126/
Nijen67121/
Neamț67116/
Niine67114/
Njeim67113/
Noyem6799/
Naiom6795/
Neyam6773/
Nehem6771/
Niemowna6766/
Nnime6763/
Njaim6760/
Nemme6759/
Naiim6758/
Neime6756/
Nuyim6756/
Ngoem6755/
Njeme6754/
Nhime6754/
Neham6749/
Neyim6749/
Nihen6746/
Niene6744/
Naemh6744/
Ngaem6740/
Nyhem6738/
Nojem6738/
Noyim6736/
Nheem6734/
Neaim6732/
Naium6731/
Nnajieme6731/
Nyien6730/
Ngoim6727/
Ngeam6721/
Neeam6721/
Nejom6718/
Njien6717/
Nheme6715/
Nyoem6715/
Gnaim6714/
Nihim6714/
Nehim6714/
Gnien6713/
Neyem6713/
Naism679/
Nujim679/
Neyum679/
Niime679/
Neesm679/
Nisme678/
N'Yem678/
Nimmå677/
Gneem676/
Nijom676/
Nhyem676/
Niyme675/
Gneym674/
Nhaim674/
Niiam674/
Nijme674/
Njime674/
Ngnem674/
Nåhem674/
Naimt674/
Naijm674/
Nae'm674/
N'Jim673/
Niajm673/
Nient673/
Ngeim673/
Ngaim673/
Neiam673/
Naemm673/
Ånhem673/
N'Ouijem672/
Ngeem672/
Njeem672/
Nnaim672/
Gneim672/
Njiom672/
Neuam672/
Njhem672/
Naimm672/
Nyemd671/
Nauem671/
Nethm671/
Nemhe671/
Nheam671/
Nheum671/
Niaym671/
Neamd671/
Nawem671/
Nyiom671/
Nneum671/
Nnujieme671/
Nnaaieme671/
Nnejieme671/
Noijm671/
Nnien671/
Hnaim671/
Nemhs671/
Neamh671/
Neamå671/
Ngnim671/
Ngiim671/
Njihm671/
Niomh671/
Niend671/
Nájem671/
Näime671/
Nujem671/
Njhim671/
Ngemh671/
Neimt671/
Neeym671/
Neeem671/
Noiom671/
Njemh671/
Niemcowa671/
Nihme671/
Nhuim671/
Ni'im671/
Nienn670/

Niem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niem in the Hindi language
नईमna'ima-
Niem in the Russian language
Ниэмniem-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niem
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