Nieuwenhuizen Surname

86,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nieuwenhuizen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), New houses. Nieuwentyt, Present time. (variant: Ontijd.) van Nieuwvelt, of New field.

Nieuwenhuizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,2561:5,186537
South Africa1,6721:32,4034,142
Australia3161:85,4299,880
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada581:635,26952,014
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Samoa91:21,534479
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Nieuwenhuizen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), New houses. Nieuwentyt, Present time. (variant: Ontijd.) van Nieuwvelt, of New field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Nieuwenhuizen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nieuwenhuizen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieuwenhuizen? popularity and diffusion

Nieuwenhuizen is the 86,860th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,314,730 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Nieuwenhuizen are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,256 people, or 1 in 5,186. In The Netherlands Nieuwenhuizen is mostly found in: South Holland, where 28 percent live, North Holland, where 25 percent live and North Brabant, where 17 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Nieuwenhuizen exists in 28 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Nieuwenhuizen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nieuwenhuizen last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nieuwenhuizen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.81% more than the national average, earning R 405,900 per year; in United States they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning $57,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $45,569 CAD per year.

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