Niessner Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Niessner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niessner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7111:113,22813,945
Austria3161:26,9484,258
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Niessner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niessner is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niessner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,621st most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. Niessner is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Niessner are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Niessner is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 113,228. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 29 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside and Hesse, where 17 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Niessner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niessner are 6.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niessner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.87% more than the national average, earning $49,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.87% more than the national average, earning $63,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niesner931,058/
Nessner93123/
Nissner931/
Nieszner8869/
Neussner8863/
Niehsner8833/
Nuessner8832/
Neissner8821/
Noessner888/
Gnessner881/
Neiesner880/
Nisner8675/
Nesner8674/
Niessnerová8464/
Nießner80961/
Neisner80132/
Noesner8065/
Neusner8054/
Nussner8027/
Gnesner8018/
Netsner8017/
Niszner8015/
Niezner8014/
Nüssner804/
Neysner801/
Nihsner801/
Nitsner800/
Niesnerová78114/
Niesnerova784/
Neiszner7521/
Naussner7516/
Neschner755/
Nesnerød751/
Niechner751/
Nizner7159/
Necner7113/
Nitschner715/
Nisnerová714/
Nezner714/
Nejner712/
Neßner711/
Nešner711/
Nysner711/
Nesnerova711/
Nausner6794/
Neißner6770/
Neußner6753/
Nizhner6720/
Gnezner6710/
Niesnai676/
Neuzner674/
Nejnert672/
Naysner671/
Neixner671/
Niczner671/
Nichner670/

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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 Niessner
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