Niemiec Surname

25,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Niemiec Surname Definition:

(Polish) Man who came from Germany.

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Niemiec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland16,6091:2,288200
United States3,2611:111,15012,085
France1531:434,13562,815
England1531:364,17025,923
Czechia1221:87,16014,544
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada861:428,43737,472
Austria801:106,44315,207
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Norway171:302,48730,120
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Niemieć (1) are calculated separately.

Niemiec (13) may also be a first name.

Niemiec Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Man who came from Germany.

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

User-submitted Reference

Niemiec is the Polish and Russian word for 'German' or 'barbarian'.

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Derived from the Slavic/Polish word niemiec, which means 'German'.

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Niemiec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niemiec is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Niemieć. For other potential spellings of Niemiec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niemiec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niemiec is the 25,782nd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 348,987 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Niemiec are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Niemiec is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most common in Poland, where it is held by 16,609 people, or 1 in 2,288. Besides Poland this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Niemiec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niemiec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niemiec last name expanded 54,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niemiec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niemiec last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Niemiec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.14% less than the national average, earning 210,634 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning R 263,964 per year; in United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $57,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niemieć951/
Niemiecz9316/
Niemieck931/
Niemic92119/
Niemec9261/
Nemiec9219/
Nimiec927/
D'Niemiec881/
Niemeck86181/
Niemeic866/
Niemicz866/
Neimiec865/
Niemiez864/
Niemicc861/
Niemick861/
Niemecz861/
Nemec8316,387/
Nemic83114/
Nimec8371/
Nimic8322/
Niemiecová8247/
Niemiecova821/
Niemietz80956/
Niemeckz8011/
Niemeicz803/
Niemieczová781/
Nemecz77376/
Nimick77279/
Niemiz77204/
Nemich77157/
Nemick77109/
Nimeck7769/
Nemeck7766/
Nemejc7755/
Njemec7735/
Niemez7721/
Nimich7720/
Nemech7713/
Neimic774/
Nemecc773/
Niemek773/
Nemike771/
Nemitc771/
Nejmic771/
Nemieq771/
Nimike771/
Nyimec771/
Niemeg771/
Nyemeck712,230/
Nemiche711,250/
Niemetz71667/
Niemitz71242/
Nimmich71204/
Nimmick71107/
Nyemecz71107/
Nimietz7151/
Najmiec7123/
Noimeck7121/
Njimike7115/
Neimeic7114/
Nemmick7112/
Neumeck7111/
Nhimick7110/
Niemits719/
Nemetch716/
Nemmich716/
Neimeck716/
Nemechk713/
Nemeche713/
Noimech713/
Nyimicz712/
Nyimike712/
Neasmic712/
Nemeeck711/
Nemoich711/
Nimeick711/
Nimaich711/
Niemets711/
Nyemecg711/
Nemietz711/
Niemekz711/
Nhemics711/
Nemichk710/
Nimjeck710/
Nemmiche67809/
Nemez67398/
Nemiz67129/
Nemek6752/
Nimik6743/
Nemecová6735/
Niemeitz6728/
Niemjetz6723/
Nemik6718/
Neimecke679/
Nimiz677/
Nhiemetz677/
Nemex674/
Némec673/
Nimecová672/
Nemitsch672/
Neimique672/
Nemetsch671/
Nemecova671/
Nemić671/
Ngnemeck671/
Njimeche671/
Nimić671/
Ñemec671/
Nymic671/
Niemeske671/
Nhemiesk671/

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