Niemi Surname

23,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Niemi Surname Definition:

(Finnish) Dweller on a cape or headland.

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Niemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland14,4241:38117
United States5,7741:62,7747,356
Sweden1,5101:6,521595
Canada9051:40,7135,075
Estonia1611:8,2101,081
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Norway671:76,75110,726
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Australia471:574,37741,856
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Guam81:20,0153,029
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Niemi (56) may also be a first name.

Niemi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) Dweller on a cape or headland.

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

User-submitted Reference

A Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word, niemi, meaning 'peninsula'.

- tunsku

Niemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niemi (Russian: Ниеми) is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niemi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,235th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 312,422 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Niemi reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 56 people.

The surname Niemi is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 14,424 people, or 1 in 381. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 17 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Finland Niemi is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Niemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niemi surname are 8.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niemi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning 352,182 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niemiz91204/
Niemis91194/
Ngiemi9164/
Niemie9135/
Naiemi9115/
Niemoi918/
Niemit916/
Niyemi913/
Nyiemi912/
Niemii911/
Njiemi911/
Nihemi911/
Niemio911/
Nimi8943,846/
Nemi894,239/
Niemaia8317/
Nieyami836/
Nijeemi835/
Niemist834/
Niehmih834/
Niemish831/
Niemith831/
Niemieh831/
Naihemi831/
Naiemie831/
Nieamie830/
Naimi8056,392/
Nejmi804,189/
Niema803,884/
Nyimi803,802/
Nemis802,670/
Nimai802,459/
Nimmi801,944/
Niimi80890/
Njimi80886/
Nimis80836/
Noemi80812/
Noimi80781/
Nimit80725/
Nieme80522/
Ngimi80509/
Ngemi80423/
Nemoi80353/
Neimi80328/
Nemai80244/
Naemi80236/
Gnimi80208/
Neami80149/
Nemmi80132/
Nemiz80129/
Nehmi80121/
Nnemi8086/
Nemit8085/
Nitmi8084/
Niemy8083/
Gnemi8079/
Nemie8076/
Nyemi8066/
Niomi8063/
Nimoi8054/
Njemi8036/
Nhimi8031/
Nimie8030/
Nemhi8027/
Nemyi8027/
Nimei8024/
Nemio8023/
Nemei8022/
Nimiy8019/
Neemi8015/
Nijmi8014/
Nemih8014/
Nismi8014/
Nemiş8014/
Nesmi8011/
Nemui809/
Neymi809/
Neumi809/
Hnemi807/
Nimiz807/
Nuimi806/
Hnimi803/
Niymi803/
Nhemi803/
Nimui803/
Nimgi802/
Nimio802/
Nnimi802/
Nemiy801/
Nimij801/
Nemii801/
Nuemi801/
Nimii801/
Niemeitz7728/
Niemistø773/
Niemeicz773/
Uanniemi771/
Najimi734,136/
Nitmai733,209/
Niemes731,629/
Nijami731,318/
Gnemmi731,099/
Naaimi73672/
Niemer73535/
Nemish73525/
Noimai73441/
Niemyt73436/
Najemi73427/
Niemet73313/
Nejami73299/
Njeumi73229/
Nemich73157/
Nemaia73144/
Naimai73127/
Nuimai73126/
Naemai73123/
Ngnimi73121/
Njieme73111/
Nyimai73104/
Naimoi7387/
Nimmai7376/
Nemais7357/
Naimis7351/
Naimit7343/
Njiomi7341/
Nemisz7340/
Nimish7338/
Nimaia7335/
Nehmiz7335/
Nemitt7324/
Neaimi7323/
Nimaiy7323/
Neemai7322/
Niemez7321/
Nimich7320/
Nayemi7319/
Niyami7318/
Nimmit7317/
Nayimi7316/
Nimitt7315/
Nihimi7315/
Naiema7314/
Nojimi7314/
Njiema7313/
Naiomi7312/
Noimoi7312/
Nouemi7312/
Nehemi7312/
Nyimoi7310/
Naiumi7310/
Neymit739/
Niimoi739/
Ngimai739/
Nimiey739/
Ngimoi739/
Ngemui739/
Nimait738/
Nimije738/
Naiimi738/
Nemizs738/
Nimeit737/
Niemoj737/
Nimmie736/
Nesmit736/
Ngoimi736/
Naimii735/
Nimoip735/
Ngemai735/
Nemțoi734/
Nihmei734/
Niemój734/
Nhimis734/
Nuimui734/
Nethmi734/
Naaemi734/
Naimiy733/
Niyomi733/
Neemii733/
Niemeh733/
Ngaimi733/
Nyiami733/
Neimei733/
Njeimi733/
Nijmai733/
Neyomi732/
Ngimio732/
Neemis732/
Nejimi732/
Nemmai732/
Niyema732/
Nemiss732/
Nujimi732/
Nijema732/
Nemois732/
Neymis732/
Ngehmi732/
Nyiema732/
Nemait732/
Nieama732/
Nimith732/
Nyimmi731/
Nehami731/
Neymih731/
Neimis731/
Nieema731/
Nnemmi731/
Gnieme731/
Nyemie731/
Nuemoi731/
Neimai731/
Njeymi731/
Nnemie731/
Niemoy731/
Nuemih731/
Naiami731/
Nemieh731/
Nemihe731/
Nemuih731/
Neumis731/
Neemid731/
Neemoi731/
Ngnemi731/
Ngemei731/
Njetmi731/
Njimih731/
Nimaih731/
Niemma731/
Niheme731/
Nijimi731/
Nyemih731/
Nyimgi731/
Gnemis731/
Njaimi731/
Nijomi731/
Nyieme731/
Nyemis731/
Noiema731/
Njemai731/
Nawemi731/
Naimmi731/
Naemei731/
Nyemoi731/
Neemgi731/
Neemyi731/
Nuemai731/
Nuemmi731/
Noemmi731/
Niemey731/
Neamis730/
Nemmit730/
Nesmih730/
Nima6726,549/
Nema6714,558/
Neme6710,844/
Nime676,042/
Nehemie675,154/
Numi671,161/
Niemetz67667/
Nemy67325/
Nimy67315/
Nimmich67204/
Nymi67128/
Niitmai6797/
Ngayemi6755/
Ngiimei6745/
Niemeth6733/
Nayeemi6731/
Naimish6730/
Ngouemi6722/
Ngiimai6721/
Nimisch6719/
Nemisch6715/
Nämi6715/
Niemesz6713/
N'Ouemi6712/
Niismai6711/
Niemesh6710/
Nimè679/
Nimmaiy678/
Ngajimi678/
Na'aemi677/
Naimmai677/
Nemmich676/
Nhmi676/
Naiemeh676/
Nesmich675/
Nejamis675/
Nesmiht674/
Njmi674/
Niyommi674/
Ngoyimi674/
Nesmiph673/
Niyamit673/
Nimé673/
Niemeys672/
Nijieme672/
Naihimi672/
Nimj671/
Naimais671/
Najimis671/
Najjimi671/
Neejami671/
Niheema671/
Nejeemi671/
Nemmaai671/
Nemoich671/
Nesmitt671/
Ngemoih671/
Ngaimoi671/
Nayieme671/
Nnaimai671/
Nnieema671/
Nnaieme671/
Nieyama671/
Najiema671/
Naihami671/
Ngoimmi671/
Nimaich671/
Niemets671/
Nihimie671/
Nietmer671/
Na'eemi671/
Najimmi671/
Nehemih671/
Najimai671/
Najjemi671/
Nemahai671/
Niemecz671/
Nesmish670/

Niemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niemi in the Russian language
Ниемиniemi-

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