Niephaus Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niephaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niephaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1721:468,05540,982
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Niephaus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niephaus is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niephaus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Niephaus live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Niephaus is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 468,055. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside and Berlin, where 1 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Niephaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niephaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niephaus surname grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niephaus Last Name Statistics demography

Niephaus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niphas8633/
Niepas8611/
Nephus862/
Nephas861/
Nepaus861/
Niphuis8064/
Nuphaus8031/
Nipas771,021/
Nepas77457/
Niepa77302/
Nepus7738/
Nipus773/
Neppas71707/
Neafus71296/
Niopas7157/
Nyepha7154/
Nepusz7144/
Nippus7144/
Nyipau7119/
Nuphus7111/
Nepase717/
Nespas715/
Nyepus714/
Naipas712/
Ngepha712/
Nhipha711/
Niypha711/
Njepha711/
Niepou711/
Niepoh711/
Niepoa711/
Niepaz711/
Nepuis711/
Nyipus711/
Nyphus710/
Niepoth67228/
Napheus679/
Ngihepa674/
Gnepaud673/
Newphax671/
Nepasse671/
Njiepat671/
Njiepue671/
Gniepoh671/
Neapass670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Niephaus
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