Niens Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Niens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3001:56,2919,664
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Niëns (11) & Nièns (1) are calculated separately.

Niens Last Name Facts

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

Niens occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Niëns or Nièns. Click here for other potential spellings of Niens.

How Common Is The Last Name Niens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niens is the 563,577th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Niens reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Niens is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 56,291. In The Netherlands Niens is most prevalent in: Overijssel, where 44 percent are found, Limburg, where 26 percent are found and Friesland, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Niens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niëns9311/
Nièns931/
Neiens9156/
Nijens913/
Niensh911/
Nuiens911/
Nieins910/
Nins8985/
Nens8968/
Nuijens83394/
Neijens83186/
Noijens8351/
Nyiense8345/
Neisens8339/
Niheuns833/
Noitens831/
Niesens830/
Noens801,329/
Nijns80322/
Niems80102/
Neyns80101/
Ninse8055/
Neans8038/
Ninsh8033/
Nions8033/
Nense8018/
Nuens8017/
Nenns8013/
Neuns8013/
Neens804/
Ngens804/
Nienz803/
Nains802/
Ninns802/
Nensh802/
Nyens802/
Ninst802/
Nehns801/
Nemns801/
Nensz801/
Neins801/
Ninsd801/
Nooijens77375/
Niessens7733/
Nuijtens779/
Noeijens771/
Neyens733,147/
Nuyens731,747/
Neuens73689/
Noyens73433/
Nienze73303/
Neijns7319/
Nensch7318/
Nouens7317/
Nainse7310/
Ninsse739/
Nowens737/
Nginns734/
Nenshe734/
Nyinse733/
Njense733/
Ninshe732/
Gninse732/
Neunse732/
Njinse732/
Nehans731/
Neuins731/
Nujens731/
Nawens731/
Nejans731/
Neense731/
Ngoins731/
Nienje731/
Nience731/
Nijans730/
Nienstædt711/
Nims672,436/
Geenens67987/
Nems67838/
Nuytens67505/
Nooyens67322/
Nenz67275/
Nyns67136/
Ninz67121/
Noeyens6795/
Neutens6774/
Neujens6766/
Niggins6732/
Ninç6731/
Gnensch6724/
Neusens6714/
Neuhans6712/
Niemsch6712/
Nauwens6710/
Nuggins679/
Neysens678/
Nensova675/
Ninsche673/
Ninx673/
Ngninse673/
Nauyens673/
Neytens672/
Ninsová672/
Niyonse672/
Neinnst671/
Nienche671/
Nuijems671/
Ngnense671/
Nhns671/
Gninsse671/
Najeens671/
Nenx671/
Noggins670/
Neehans670/
Neihans670/
Neihons670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niens
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