Nijwening Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nijwening Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijwening Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Nijwening Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nijwening occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijwening? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Nijwening is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nijwening live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Nijwening is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 136,187. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Drenthe, where 59 percent live, Gelderland, where 15 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

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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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