Nienaber Surname

54,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nienaber Surname Definition:

“New Neighbour” in Low German.

Nienaber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,3491:10,1291,255
Germany2,3341:34,4924,553
United States1,3351:271,50525,464
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia711:380,22131,281
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
England411:1,358,97760,528
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Namibia41:602,35012,421
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Nienaber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“New Neighbour” in Low German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Nienaber Last Name Facts

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

Nienaber is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nienaber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,224th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 775,931 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Nienaber live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 5,349 people, or 1 in 10,129. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live and Free State, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa Nienaber occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Nienaber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nienaber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nienaber surname grew 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nienaber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nienaber last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Nienaber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.58% more than the national average, earning R 438,636 per year; in United States they earn 18.59% more than the national average, earning $51,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $48,363 CAD per year.

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