Niis Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Niis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7381:179,19917,280
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niis (21) may also be a first name.

Niis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niis (Russian: Ниис) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niis is the 448,102nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Niis reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 179,199. In Indonesia Niis is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 1 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nihis8917/
Niits8915/
Nijis893/
Niise891/
Nieis891/
Nihais8049/
Nihise801/
Nieisz801/
Nies759,290/
Niit751,101/
Nioi751,010/
Nihi75863/
Niji75692/
Niys75159/
Niih75122/
Nhis7530/
Njii7524/
Niid759/
Niie757/
Nyis757/
Niei756/
Njis753/
Niți753/
Niip753/
Nyii752/
Niès752/
Niio752/
Niii751/
Niij751/
Niix751/
Niiy751/
Nijhuis735,652/
Niehuis73359/
Niische731/
Nihei6728,452/
Niese672,257/
Niess672,249/
Nijai671,689/
Naiji671,035/
Niesz67368/
Nițoi67239/
Niehs6794/
Nhais6780/
Gneis6778/
Nieds6734/
Niidh6732/
Niaie6732/
Niehi6727/
Nyist6727/
Niggi6725/
Niest6724/
Niets6723/
Ngiai6723/
Niaei6719/
Ngihi6719/
Gnihi6718/
Nihih6718/
Njise6718/
Naiyi6716/
Niesh6714/
Nihoi6713/
Nehis6712/
Nuiji679/
Niayi679/
Niyos677/
Nihit676/
Nijes676/
Nijit676/
Nihai676/
Nijie676/
Njais675/
Nijoi675/
Nijui675/
Nihui675/
Neaii675/
Nihie675/
Nijić674/
Niaiy673/
Ngioi673/
Nniji673/
Nihid672/
Ngies672/
Nuhis672/
Neais672/
Nijhuijs672/
Nøies672/
Nihes672/
Nijhi671/
Nijji671/
Niehhuis671/
Nueis671/
Gniei671/
Nieys671/
Neijhuis671/
Nheis671/
Nițiș671/
Niezs671/
Niees671/
Niije671/
Nijip671/
Nyies671/
Niitd671/
Nihiy671/
Nyios671/
Hnies671/

Niis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niis in the Russian language
Ниисniis-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Niis
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