Nieman Surname

52,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nieman Surname Definition:

(German) One who has but recently arrived in the locality, a stranger.

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Nieman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7291:53,8656,449
South Africa1,3421:40,3715,188
Netherlands8181:20,6443,261
Canada5111:72,1058,206
England1361:409,69228,019
Australia541:499,92037,885
Poland411:927,04369,048
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Wales71:442,07621,198
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9331:53,8256,059

Nieman (577) may also be a first name.

Nieman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who has but recently arrived in the locality, a stranger.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Descendant of someone without work, someone without a trade.

- iwanniksch1

Nieman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nieman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nieman is the 52,147th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 741,962 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Nieman are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nieman is also the 348,718th most numerous first name on earth, held by 577 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,729 people, or 1 in 53,865. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Nieman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nieman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nieman surname rose 721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,943 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nieman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nieman last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nieman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.58% more than the national average, earning R 386,340 per year; in United States they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $47,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $47,741 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niemann9237,605/
Niemand927,918/
Niesman92220/
Nietman9245/
Niemant9215/
Naieman9211/
Niemamn923/
Neieman922/
Nieiman921/
Niemaun920/
Niemman920/
Niehman920/
Niemane920/
Niman916,270/
Neman914,527/
Niemandt861,271/
Nietmann86353/
Niesmann86222/
Niggeman8657/
Nieimann862/
Niettman860/
Niemanne860/
Niehmann860/
Neuman8323,989/
Neiman839,003/
Nemane837,399/
Naiman835,410/
Neyman834,623/
Nejman834,032/
Nijman833,780/
Nimane831,644/
Noeman831,267/
Nimhan831,124/
Nisman831,024/
Neeman83607/
Neaman83308/
Naeman83246/
Nemang83242/
Nimang83219/
Noiman83195/
Nesman83188/
Nehman83177/
Nueman83169/
Nimain83130/
Nemann83106/
Nyiman8395/
Njiman8371/
Nimand8363/
Gniman8358/
Nyeman8355/
Gneman8339/
Nimman8334/
Nemand8328/
Ngeman8327/
Nitman8325/
Ngiman8323/
Nioman8323/
Nuiman8317/
Nimant8316/
Netman8316/
Ni'man8312/
Niiman8312/
Nemain8310/
Nemman8310/
Nimaan8310/
Åneman838/
Nimann836/
Nemaan836/
Nihman834/
Niemam834/
Hniman834/
Nimahn832/
Nimean831/
Niemon831/
Niyman831/
Njeman831/
Nemant831/
Nemanė831/
Nemhan831/
Nimgan831/
Ne'man831/
Niggemann804,318/
Niethmann8010/
Neiggeman803/
Nihhemann801/
Niemanová801/
Neumann77241,315/
Neemann771,054/
Neimane77847/
Neimann77834/
Neumane77256/
Neitman77237/
Nimatin77178/
Neijman77171/
Noimann77158/
Neymann77136/
Nejmann77111/
Neamand77100/
Nuemann7792/
Neyaman7777/
Neasman7774/
Neimand7768/
Nemmang7755/
Naimann7754/
Neamane7745/
Naimane7742/
Ngaiman7734/
Niemond7734/
Ne'eman7733/
Nemmane7732/
Nimaung7730/
Najiman7729/
Nehmann7729/
Naimang7727/
Nyemann7725/
Ngniman7725/
Nithman7724/
Neesman7722/
Nimaten7721/
Nesmann7718/
Neumand7715/
Nejmant7715/
Niimann7715/
Naiaman7715/
Nittman7714/
Najeman7714/
Noemann7714/
Neytman7713/
Niyaman7713/
Neumman7712/
Neumaun7711/
Neutman779/
Naaiman779/
Neheman779/
Neymand777/
Noueman777/
Naiiman776/
Nettman776/
Hnyiman776/
Niimane776/
Nitmann776/
Naisman775/
Nayiman775/
Neemand775/
Nuisman775/
Nimhane774/
Nesmane774/
Neehman774/
Nimandt774/
Nematin773/
Niemoun773/
Njiemon773/
Neisman772/
Nemaane772/
Neumamn772/
Netmann772/
Nejmane772/
Naiuman772/
Naimman772/
Nimmann772/
Njemane772/
Hnihman772/
Neemane771/
Nehaman771/
Nehmand771/
Neuiman771/
Neumain771/
Nijaman771/
Nemacin771/
Nemanne771/
Nemeang771/
Nimaane771/
Nimagne771/
Nimahan771/
Nimaine771/
Hnesman771/
Gnemain771/
Neamann771/
Nemahun771/
Neemain771/
Nneaman771/
Noimane771/
Naimant771/
Nemahan771/
Neumaan771/
Neamain771/
Njiemam771/
Njimang771/
Nimmanh771/
Nismane771/
Néemane771/
Gnemane771/
Gnimain771/
Gnimane771/
Nehmane771/
Njimane771/
Nesmman771/
Neumahn771/
Neuaman771/
Nuihman771/
Nuimang771/
Nuimhan771/
Nuemean771/
Nujiman771/
Nimmang771/
Niomann771/
Noihman771/
Nimanng771/
Neueman770/
Neiuman770/
Nismann770/
Neioman770/
Neuhman770/
Neimman770/
Nehtman770/
Naueman770/
Niemein770/
Nihmann770/
Neiggemann7527/
Niemannová751/
Ngniematin751/
Numan7325,250/
Nyman7321,892/
Nimon738,150/
Nemam731,938/
Nemon73377/
Nimam7399/
Nimañ7337/
Njman732/
Néman731/
Njiemoun71601/
Nemanova71545/
Nittmann71457/
Nettmann71178/
Gnimatin7165/
Ngajiman7155/
Nouemane7152/
Neutmann7139/
Nimasing7123/
Naimanhe7111/
Neijmann7110/
Nimanova718/
Naimmand718/
Najhiman717/
Noimaung717/
Niyomhan716/
Nemasing715/
Neumannn715/
Neummann715/
Nimangue714/
Niyamant714/
Neammane714/
Naaimane714/
Neumanne713/
Neumandt712/
Nuimaung712/
Neemasen711/
Neathman711/
Neuemann711/
Neimmann711/
Neismann711/
Nuehmann711/
Neiimann711/
Nooijman711/
Naimatin711/
Nemassin711/
Ngniemon711/
Nimassin711/
Ngnimane711/
Nneamane711/
Nijimane711/
Nahaiman711/
Nemaityn711/
Niyomgan711/
Nimahsin711/
Naihmann710/
Neggeman710/
Nehtmann710/
Nauman6748,039/
Nouman6713,760/
Nayman674,752/
Najman674,580/
Naimon671,433/
Nymann671,369/
Nyoman671,041/
Neumanová671,022/
Nojman67882/
Nuhman67796/
Numhan67744/
Noyman67423/
Neamon67232/
Naimanova67156/
Nejmanová67153/
Numann67144/
Naimam67134/
Neumam67125/
Nimmon67107/
Numaan67101/
Nuuman6795/
Nimong6791/
Nemone6784/
Nümann6773/
Naimanová6773/
Neumon6772/
Naemon6772/
Nu'man6771/
Neymon6765/
Nesmon6761/
Namean6761/
Noimon6755/
Nemond6748/
Gnimon6745/
Nyemon6741/
Nehmon6733/
Neimon6732/
Neymanova6729/
Nemont6729/
Neyammand6724/
Neimam6722/
Neumanova6721/
Noimam6719/
Numman6718/
Nysman6718/
Némann6715/
Nymane6713/
Nimmam6712/
Nimein6712/
Nemong6712/
Nytman6712/
Nemasingh6711/
Niymanova6710/
Nemannová6710/
Gnemon6710/
Neymanová679/
Numain678/
Nyimon677/
Nyhman677/
Neemon676/
Nemmon676/
Njimon676/
Numean676/
Noijaiman675/
Nimoon674/
Nuyman674/
Ngemon673/
Nimoun673/
Nyyman673/
Nymman673/
Nimham672/
Nemein672/
Nnuman672/
Neumañ672/
Ngimon672/
Némane672/
Numaun672/
Nismachin672/
Nejmam671/
Nemmam671/
Nimond671/
Hnuman671/
Nemonh671/
Neimanova671/
Neimanová671/
Nehmanová671/
Nemannova671/
Nymain671/
Nīmane671/
Gnimam671/
Netthmann671/
Neidtmann670/

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