Niers Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Niers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Niers Last Name Facts

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

Niers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 582,776th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. Niers is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Niers reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Niers is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 256,387. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 91 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Niers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Niers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niers surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niers earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $48,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 109.83% more than the national average, earning $104,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiers91156/
Nierse9139/
Noiers912/
Nøiers911/
Niyers911/
Nietrs911/
Nierrs911/
Niears910/
Ners89520/
Nirs8967/
Niersch8310/
Niggers832/
Nieyers831/
Nyers801,093/
Nerse80810/
Nears80226/
Nerås8098/
Gnirs8074/
Nairs8040/
Njers8026/
Nersh8018/
Neirs809/
Noers809/
Gners807/
Noirs805/
Nirsh805/
Nerst803/
Neers801/
Neurs801/
Nersz801/
Neyrs801/
Ngirs801/
Nirse801/
Nerrs800/
Nowers73656/
Neyers73261/
Noyers73121/
Gnirss7395/
Nirsch7317/
Nayers735/
Nyersh735/
Neerås732/
Nierze731/
Nearss731/
Nairrs731/
Nairse731/
Najers731/
Njirsd731/
Nauers731/
Nawers731/
Gnirrs731/
Gnierß731/
Nairsp731/
Noirst730/
Nejors730/
Neggers67802/
Nurs67151/
Nerx6724/
Naayers6723/
Nersová6715/
Nouyers6710/
Nersova675/
Njrs671/
Nhrs671/
Nirx671/
Nirsche671/

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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 Niers
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