Nijeboer Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijeboer Surname User-submission:

The surname Nijeboer means 'new farmer' in the Friesian dialect, spoken in the province of Friesland, Nord West Netherlands. It was first spelled in 1620 as Nijëboer and chanced around 1800 to the current form Nijeboer.

Nijeboer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5341:31,6245,240
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nijeboer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nijeboer means 'new farmer' in the Friesian dialect, spoken in the province of Friesland, Nord West Netherlands. It was first spelled in 1620 as Nijëboer and chanced around 1800 to the current form Nijeboer.

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Nijeboer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nijeboer has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijeboer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 555,669th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Nijeboer reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 534 people, or 1 in 31,624. In The Netherlands Nijeboer is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 51 percent are found, Gelderland, where 25 percent are found and South Holland, where 6 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Nijeboer Last Name Statistics demography

Nijeboer earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning R 249,084 per year.

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