Nieweg Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nieweg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nieweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2921:275,70429,076
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Nieweg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nieweg occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieweg? popularity and diffusion

Nieweg is the 564,325th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Nieweg live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 275,704. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 36 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 21 percent live.

Nieweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nieweg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nieweg surname rose 548 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nieweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nieweg surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nieweg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niweg913/
Neweg912/
Niggeweg8628/
Neuweg83254/
Niwegh835/
Newaeg832/
Niewek831/
Neiweg831/
Niewig830/
Niewiek7751/
Nebeg73628/
Niwek7345/
Newig7328/
Niwec739/
Newek734/
Neveg732/
Ngniweig711/
Gniwek67293/
Neweke6722/
Niewyk6721/
Niweke6710/
Naeueg674/
Newgek672/
Gnewek671/
Naewig671/
Neiwig670/

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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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  • 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 Nieweg
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