Niess Surname

188,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Denmark

Niess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7961:83,44611,836
United States6251:579,93447,474
Germany5511:146,10817,595
Denmark901:62,7196,319
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Austria371:230,14727,778
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Niess (11) may also be a first name.

Niess Last Name Facts

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

Niess occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niess? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,085th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,240,349 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Niess live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Niess is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 83,446. In France Niess is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 84 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent live and Île-de-France, where 4 percent live. Outside of France Niess exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 24 percent live.

Niess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Niess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niess last name rose 772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niess last name are 19.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.4% being registered with the party.

Niess earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,041 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niesse91140/
Nieass9173/
Gniess910/
Ness8924,759/
Nies899,290/
Niss891,800/
Nesse802,531/
Niese802,257/
Neiss801,922/
Neuss801,182/
Nisse80890/
Naess80549/
Niesz80368/
Neess80192/
Niehs8094/
Noess8068/
Gness8049/
Nuess8040/
Nessø8035/
Nieds8034/
Naiss8025/
Niest8024/
Niets8023/
Gniss8020/
Nesst8019/
Niesh8014/
Naies8013/
Nijes806/
Nissh805/
Ngess805/
Noies802/
Neass802/
Neyss802/
Ngies802/
Nishs802/
Nessh802/
Nuies802/
Neies802/
Nøies802/
Nihes802/
Neshs801/
Nieas801/
Nieys801/
Nieis801/
Nessz801/
Niezs801/
Niees801/
Nyies801/
Nyess801/
Hnies801/
Niyes800/
Noiss800/
Nuiss800/
Ngniesse771/
Nie751,701,671/
Nes755,370/
Nis752,163/
Nijsse73596/
Gnisse73437/
Neisse73280/
Naisse73247/
Naijes73161/
Naioes73125/
Gneuss7366/
Nieshe7347/
Neusse7339/
Nessøe7335/
Gneiss7334/
Nietsz7325/
Nigges7324/
Neesse7323/
Gnesse7320/
Nuijes7318/
Niesch7315/
Nijesh7314/
Neiass7313/
Niyass739/
Njesse738/
Niheus738/
Nishsh737/
Neasse737/
Nehass737/
Nyaies737/
Nojies736/
Nawies736/
Niehas734/
Nieyes734/
Nayies734/
Noisse733/
Njisse733/
Nawess733/
Nejass732/
Naiees732/
Naiesh731/
Ne'ass731/
Neashs731/
Nihesh731/
Neijes731/
Niestt731/
Nouess731/
Nogies731/
Niyesh731/
Hniesh731/
Nouies731/
Nugies731/
Nayess731/
Nayiss731/
Neijss731/
Neysse731/
Njeiss731/
Nieyas731/
Nieisz731/
Niedsz731/
Gnoiss731/
Gniese731/
D'Ness731/
Ngaies731/
Niejes731/
Gniesh731/
Niescz730/
Neyess730/
Njie6777,703/
Nice6719,099/
Nijs678,014/
Neis677,508/
Nees674,969/
Nish674,756/
Niez673,971/
Nese673,549/
Nier673,061/
Nied672,768/
Nesh672,098/
Neus671,933/
Nets671,761/
Nest671,634/
Neas671,621/
Nges671,511/
Nieß671,417/
Neys671,389/
Ngie671,368/
Naes671,230/
Nist671,138/
Nais67916/
Noes67902/
Niis67760/
Nihe67688/
Nuis67681/
Nise67529/
Hnes67522/
Niet67395/
Gnes67364/
Niehuis67359/
Nues67353/
Nios67341/
Nije67275/
Nois67249/
Nyie67226/
Niesche67216/
Niehuus67192/
Niys67159/
Nehs67132/
Nesz67114/
Nyss67106/
Neds67102/
Gnie6789/
Ånes6778/
Hnis6755/
Nøis6745/
Nioe6739/
Ngis6735/
Gnis6735/
Naggies6734/
Näss6731/
Nhis6730/
Nieć6724/
Nyitsse6721/
Nyaiesh6717/
Nisd6717/
Niep6716/
Nisz6715/
Niea6714/
Nixs6712/
Niee6712/
Nüss6712/
Nieč6711/
Nyes6710/
Nhes6710/
Nieheus6710/
Nóis6710/
Niså679/
Nijeesh678/
Nisp678/
Niie677/
Nyis677/
Hnisshe676/
Nnes676/
Niei676/
Nnie675/
Niçe675/
Nessova674/
Nnis674/
Nizs674/
Nayisse674/
Niey673/
Njis673/
Naisseh673/
Néis673/
Ni'e673/
Nesd673/
Niesova672/
Hnie672/
Gniesch672/
Nejs672/
Niès672/
Niţe672/
Niej672/
Nissova671/
Neuhoss671/
Naaiesh671/
Neihass671/
Neihuss671/
Nesp671/
Noohies671/
Gnissse671/
Nhie671/
Nagiesh671/
Ngnesse671/
Ngnisse671/
Niøe671/
Nieș671/
Nêss671/
Ånis671/
D'Niese671/
Nihs671/
Nhss671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niess
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