Niff Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Niff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Niff (23) may also be a first name.

Niff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niff is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Niff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Niff reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Colorado, where 13 percent reside and Connecticut, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States Niff exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 19 percent reside.

Niff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Niff last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiff89428/
Naiff89214/
Niffe8916/
Nieff891/
Niffs890/
Nif8688/
Neiffe8018/
Naiffe801/
Neff7542,513/
Naif7510,574/
Nief75554/
Neif75246/
Hnif7569/
Näff7561/
Niof7556/
Nife7556/
Nisf7532/
Nitf7511/
Nift753/
Nifs752/
Nihf752/
Nhif752/
Noif752/
Ngif751/
Nyff751/
Nipf751/
Nnif751/
Nuif751/
Niwf751/
Nizf751/
Nifh751/
Gnif751/
Naissff731/
Naife6712,596/
Neffe67549/
Neeff67356/
Neife67158/
Naaif6744/
Neuff6725/
Hnaif6716/
Hneif6714/
Hnife678/
Neift677/
Neffs674/
Nayff672/
Gnife672/
Neyff671/
Naifs671/
Nishf671/
Hhnif671/
Noisf671/
Nejff671/
Nhaif671/
Niohf671/
Nissf671/
Hneff671/
Nyoff671/
Neifs670/
Neaff670/
Newff670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Niff
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