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 last name Nieweg is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieweg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 564,325th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Nieweg reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

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

Nieweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nieweg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 548 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nieweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nieweg surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.28% registered with the 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
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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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