Nieminen Surname

23,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nieminen Surname User-submission:

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

Nieminen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland21,2701:2583
Sweden6661:14,7851,263
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Estonia2571:5,143530
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Australia401:674,89346,030
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
England391:1,428,66862,556
Norway351:146,92218,432
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Nieminen (10) may also be a first name.

Nieminen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- tunsku

Nieminen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nieminen (Russian: Ниеминен) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nieminen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieminen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,529th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,520 people. Nieminen occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Nieminen are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 21,270 people, or 1 in 258. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 21 percent are found and Central Finland, where 11 percent are found. Other than Finland it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nieminen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nieminen last name are 0.29000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nieminen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning 289,074 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $50,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieminien945/
Niminen936/
Niemenen8812/
Neiminen888/
Nieminem884/
Neminuen881/
Numinen8028/
Neminin8020/
Numminen751,486/
Gniminin751/
Nimminin751/
Nemenem675/
Nemynyna632/
Nimmunin631/
Nayminina591/
Noumegnen591/

Nieminen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nieminen in the Russian language
Ниеминенnieminen-

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