Nijenhuis Surname

81,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijenhuis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijenhuis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,4591:3,093242
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Canada591:624,50251,218
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nijenhuis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nijenhuis has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijenhuis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,444th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Nijenhuis reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Nijenhuis is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,459 people, or 1 in 3,093. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 31 percent live, Overijssel, where 26 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Nijenhuis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nijenhuis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nijenhuis last name rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nijenhuis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nijenhuis last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nijenhuis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 432.29% more than the national average, earning R 1,264,930 per year; in United States they earn 53.89% more than the national average, earning $66,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $47,316 CAD 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
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