Niersch Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Niersch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niersch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288

Niersch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niersch is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niersch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Niersch reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Not including Germany Niersch is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nirsch9217/
Nirsche861/
Niers83538/
Nersh8318/
Nerch8310/
Nirsh835/
Nirch830/
Neitrsch800/
Neiers77156/
Nerche7754/
Nierse7739/
Nyersh775/
Noiers772/
Nøiers771/
Niyers771/
Nietrs771/
Nierrs771/
Nursch771/
Niears770/
Ners73520/
Nirs7367/
Niggers712/
Nieyers711/
Nyers671,093/
Nerse67810/
Nears67226/
Nerås6798/
Gnirs6774/
Nairs6740/
Njers6726/
Nerce6717/
Noers679/
Neirs679/
Nursh679/
Gners677/
Noirs675/
Nerst673/
Neyrs671/
Neurs671/
Neers671/
Ngirs671/
Nershova671/
Nirse671/
Nyrsh671/
Nersz671/
Nerrs670/

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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 Niersch
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