Nijs Surname

62,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nijs Surname User-submission:

Nijs comes from Denijs, Denys or Denis and from the, Greek, Dyonisos.

Nijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,3561:1,809109
Netherlands1,3641:12,3811,771
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
England241:2,321,58686,519
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Nijs (124) may also be a first name.

Nijs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nijs comes from Denijs, Denys or Denis and from the, Greek, Dyonisos.

- sjinovi

Nijs Last Name Facts

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

Nijs (Hindi: नीजस) is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijs? popularity and diffusion

Nijs is the 62,620th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 909,352 people. Nijs occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Nijs are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nijs is also the 836,439th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 124 people.

This last name is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 6,356 people, or 1 in 1,809. In Belgium Nijs is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Walloon Region, where 4 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Belgium Nijs exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Nijs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nijs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.44% less than the national average, earning 275,341 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.25% more than the national average, earning R 326,160 per year and in United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijst89451/
Nijas89158/
Neijs89152/
Nuijs8970/
Nijes896/
Nijis893/
Nijos892/
Nis862,163/
Njs8637/
Nijsse80596/
Neijts80222/
Nijesh8014/
Nijash806/
Neijss801/
Nijias801/
Niejes801/
Nies759,290/
Neis757,508/
Nish754,756/
Niss751,800/
Nist751,138/
Nais75916/
Nuis75681/
Nise75529/
Nios75341/
Nois75249/
Najs75184/
Njøs75121/
Hnis7555/
Nøis7545/
Ngis7535/
Gnis7535/
Nhis7530/
Nisd7517/
Nisz7515/
Nixs7512/
Nóis7510/
Niså759/
Nisp758/
Nnis754/
Nizs754/
Néis753/
Nejs752/
Nijz752/
Ånis751/
Nihs751/
Njsp751/
Njds751/
Nijx751/
Nhjs751/
Nijeesh738/
Niyas6710,144/
Nishe673,922/
Naish672,796/
Niess672,249/
Neish672,041/
Neiss671,922/
Neise671,053/
Najas67973/
Nisse67890/
Nisch67515/
Najis67454/
Neisz67397/
Niesz67368/
Najos67294/
Naise67287/
Neias67267/
Nayis67248/
Neist67218/
Hneis67188/
Nojas67165/
Nisce67129/
Nisht67114/
Niehs6794/
Nejas6790/
Nitse6789/
Nhais6780/
Gneis6778/
Noise6777/
Neihs6760/
Nishd6759/
Naids6743/
Najes6740/
Nejes6735/
Naiis6734/
Najus6729/
Nnish6727/
Naiss6725/
Naisz6725/
Nhise6723/
Gnish6722/
Gniss6720/
Gnisz6719/
Nejos6718/
Nojes6716/
Nejst6716/
Nijaz6715/
Gnist6715/
Niesh6714/
Nuits6714/
Naies6713/
Naist6713/
Najsh6712/
Nejis6712/
Nuise6711/
Neits6710/
Ngais678/
Hőnis678/
Niyos677/
Neios676/
Noish676/
Neiås676/
Naias676/
Nissh675/
Noiis675/
Naios675/
Neuis675/
Naits674/
Ngish674/
Hnais674/
Noias674/
Neids673/
Noies672/
Nishs672/
Hnish672/
Nuies672/
Neies672/
Gnise672/
Hnist672/
Najsz672/
Nishz672/
Nøies672/
Noisd672/
Neius671/
Nieas671/
Nujss671/
Noits671/
Nishh671/
Hnnis671/
Noyis671/
Nojos671/
Nieys671/
Najjs671/
Njhsj671/
Nnise671/
Nyias671/
Noios671/
Naiys671/
Nheis671/
Nioas671/
Niezs671/
Nijasowa671/
Nyies671/
Naius671/
Nyios671/
Nojse671/
Nojsz671/
Njhds671/
Nihsd671/
Hnejs671/
Hnies671/
Hnnjs671/
Nuish670/
Niyes670/
Nistt670/
Noiss670/
Noiys670/
Nuiss670/

Nijs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nijs in the Hindi language
नीजसnijasa-

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