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

Niis (Russian: Ниис) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 448,102nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Niis are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

Niis is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 738 people, or 1 in 179,199. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent live, East Kalimantan, where 1 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 1 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 1 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

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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