Nienhuis Surname

139,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nienhuis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nienhuis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,8191:9,2841,190
United States1,0581:342,58930,827
Canada1731:212,98020,593
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
England141:3,979,861125,553
Norway101:514,22941,629
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Niënhuis (7) are calculated separately.

Nienhuis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nienhuis occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms: Niënhuis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nienhuis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,848th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,281,636 people. The last name Nienhuis is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Nienhuis live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Nienhuis is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,819 people, or 1 in 9,284. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 26 percent are found, Drenthe, where 13 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Nienhuis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nienhuis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nienhuis last name expanded 2,405 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nienhuis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nienhuis are 43.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nienhuis earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning 298,094 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning R 280,788 per year; in United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niënhuis967/
Nijenhuis945,964/
Nienhuijs9431/
Nienhuius941/
Nienhus938/
Nienuis932/
Nenhuis931/
Nienhui931/
Neijenhuis89703/
Nijenhuijs8927/
Nienhaus886,649/
Nienhuys88120/
Neinhuis8894/
Nienhues8891/
Nienhius8822/
Nienhous887/
Nijnhuis882/
Niehnuis881/
Nuenhuis881/
Neynhuis881/
Nienhais880/
Nienus8612/
Neijenhuijs8428/
Nienhouse82261/
Nijenhius823/
Nieenhaus822/
Nienhause822/
Nyenhuise821/
Niehnhaus821/
Nijnuis8098/
Nenhaus8029/
Ninhaus8025/
Niehnus8012/
Nyenhis807/
Nienius805/
Nienies804/
Nyenuis802/
Nyenhus802/
Nynhuis801/
Ngienui801/
Ninhuys801/
Nienhes801/
Nunhuis800/
Neijenhuys782/
Neijenhaus781/
Ninis77648/
Nieni77196/
Ninus77111/
Nienu7792/
Nenus7715/
Neinhaus7532/
Neunhaus7514/
Niënhaus759/
Nyenhais753/
Niemhaus752/
Nyenhius752/
Nyenhaus751/
Nyenhuys751/
Neinhous751/
Nenhouse751/
Nuenhaus751/
Neinhuys751/
Neenhaus751/
Niennies751/
Neynhaus751/
Neanhaus750/
Ninaus71968/
Ninios71249/
Ningis71228/
Niniss71208/
Niengi71186/
Ninise71174/
Nienau71159/
Ngenui71153/
Nienie71101/
Nginus7128/
Ninhos7128/
Ninous7124/
Niengu7122/
Ninisz7121/
Njieni7113/
Nienou7111/
Nyinus719/
Nyenhouse718/
Nienes718/
Ninish717/
Gnieni714/
Neinhause713/
Ningus713/
Njenui713/
Neinhouse712/
Nijeni712/
Nenues712/
Nionis712/
Njinui712/
Nienhe712/
Nainus711/
Nyenheius711/
Neynehaus711/
Nienuh711/
Nuenus711/
Nyienu711/
Ngieni711/
Nhenui711/
Nisnis711/
Njienu711/
Ninusz711/
Niegni711/
Nynuis711/
Nyieni711/
Nenous711/
Nhenhi711/
Niheni711/
Nietni711/
Nunuis711/
Neneus711/
Neanhouse710/
Nenois710/
Neenhouse710/
Ngiengi67124/
Ningish67113/
Ninausz6734/
Nijenes6719/
Nengish6716/
Njienue6713/
Ngienyi6711/
Ngingus6710/
Niehnes679/
Niesnai676/
Nieniec675/
Niemnoi675/
Neunaus673/
Neinhüs673/
Ninejis672/
Nyienou672/
Ngingis672/
Nayieni671/
Nienwha671/
Hniengi671/
Nyenhai671/
Nieniya671/
Nienayi671/
Ngenhou671/
Ngienou671/
Nițeanu671/
Njenuji671/
Ninousz671/
Niemgni671/
Nienves671/
Gneinhi671/
Niengou671/
Njeneis671/

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