Niewenhuis Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Niewenhuis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niewenhuis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2311:234,53624,186
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Niewenhuis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niewenhuis is most common in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niewenhuis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niewenhuis is the 687,524th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Niewenhuis reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Niewenhuis is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 234,536. In South Africa Niewenhuis is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 37 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Niewenhuis occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Niewenhuis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niewenhuis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Niewenhuis surname grew 1,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niewenhuis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niewenhuis last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Niewenhuis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.96% less than the national average, earning R 145,056 per year and in United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,189 USD per year.

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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 Niewenhuis
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