Nijland Surname

84,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijland Surname User-submission:

The Nijland surname means 'new land'. Nij coming from the Dutch word nieuw, and land from the word land.

Nijland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,3881:3,134253
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Australia581:465,44335,949
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Belgium211:547,45951,586
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Nijland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nijland surname means 'new land'. Nij coming from the Dutch word nieuw, and land from the word land.

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Nijland Last Name Facts

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

Nijland occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijland? popularity and diffusion

Nijland is the 84,460th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,273,824 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Nijland reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Nijland is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,388 people, or 1 in 3,134. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Overijssel, where 45 percent are found, Gelderland, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Nijland Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nijland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning R 257,700 per year and in United States they earn 80.84% more than the national average, earning $78,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neijland9362/
Niland922,649/
Nieland863,889/
Neiland86716/
Nijlant86167/
Nejland8622/
Nailand8613/
Nilgand862/
Noiland861/
Ngiland861/
Nojland861/
Nilands860/
Nileand860/
Neilands80689/
Nielandt80209/
Neilland808/
Neilandt807/
Naitland805/
Nailland802/
Noisland800/
Neiuland800/
Nieleand800/
Niesland800/
Nyland774,808/
Neland77179/
Nilant7711/
Nilond770/
Neillands7558/
Neyland711,878/
Netland711,139/
Neuland71843/
Neeland71632/
Nesland71550/
Nealand71176/
Nyeland71161/
Noyland7134/
Nouland7120/
Nauland7114/
Nelands7113/
Neilond7111/
Nayland7110/
Noeland714/
Nezland714/
Nelandt711/
Nailant711/
Nyhland711/
Nylaind711/
Nueland711/
Nielond711/
Nylands711/
Nylandt711/
Nilante711/
Nhyland710/
Nehland710/
Neilant710/
Neelands67450/
Ånneland6762/
Ånesland6750/
Nettland6724/
Nuelandt6719/
Nessland6718/
Neylands6711/
Neelandt671/
Noweland671/
Nielantt671/
Nealands670/
Neetland670/

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