Nijveen Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijveen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijveen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nijveen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nijveen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijveen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Nijveen is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nijveen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 183,556. In The Netherlands Nijveen is most frequent in: Drenthe, where 29 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Friesland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nieveen86250/
Neiveen861/
Najveen861/
Niven838,254/
Najaveen801/
Naveen7712,893/
Neveen77194/
Nyveen7716/
Nieven7711/
Naiven774/
Nivene772/
Nijvin772/
Nivesn771/
Nivean771/
Neiven771/
Nivien771/
Nysveen71372/
Neeveen715/
Niveing711/
Nnaveen711/
Neiween711/
Neveene711/
Naivien711/
Neven674,589/
Nivin67772/
Nievejan6711/
Nivem673/
Nyven672/
Néven671/
Nivín671/
Nivén671/
Nivenova671/
Nivejant671/
Noiebhen671/
Nivenová671/
N'Jveine671/
Naiveing671/

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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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  • 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 Nijveen
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