Niness Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Niness Surname Definition:

From Niness in Gwennap, Ninnes in Madron, or Ninnis in Lelant; from an-ennis, the island. Nennis (i. e. an-ennis) is also said to mean the enclosure surrounded by a lane.

Niness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Niness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Niness in Gwennap, Ninnes in Madron, or Ninnis in Lelant; from an-ennis, the island. Nennis (i. e. an-ennis) is also said to mean the enclosure surrounded by a lane.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Niness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niness is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Niness live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 65 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Niness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niness has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niness surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Niness earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 97.97% more than the national average, earning $85,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ninesse922/
Nines91397/
Niones833,059/
Naines83263/
Niniss83208/
Nuness8372/
Ninesh8320/
Ninges8314/
Nienes838/
Nignes837/
Nuines835/
Neness833/
Nineas833/
Noines832/
Neines831/
Ninies831/
Nyness830/
Gnines830/
Nine8016,487/
Noinets7716/
Nainesh7713/
Neijnes7712/
Niehnes779/
Nienies774/
Ningesh773/
Nenesse773/
Neinest771/
Nuneiss771/
Nainnes771/
Nniones771/
Nienhes771/
Noyness770/
Nunes731,288,890/
Naine731,093/
Niner73912/
Hnine73672/
Ninis73648/
Nenes73633/
Ninje73616/
Ninet73337/
Neine73312/
Ninge73294/
Noine73122/
Gnine73119/
Ngine73100/
Niney7384/
Nynes7349/
Ninie7345/
Niene7344/
Nione7336/
Ninez7330/
Ninee7320/
Ninep7314/
Nineh7312/
Nnine7310/
N'Ine739/
Ninea737/
Nisne733/
Ninex733/
Ninhe732/
Nineu732/
Nigne731/
Nihne731/
Nhine731/
Njnes731/
Nhnes731/
Nainet672,714/
Naynes671,004/
Neiner67500/
Noinet67309/
Ninios67249/
Ningis67228/
Nisnea67221/
Nitnet67181/
Ninise67174/
Nitner67172/
Nainys67148/
Nunnes67124/
Nienie67101/
Ngenes6791/
Nisner6775/
Nunhes6767/
Nunies6762/
Nainee6759/
Neanes6749/
Ngaine6747/
Neunes6747/
Nionez6743/
Hneine6739/
Nainge6731/
Nignea6731/
Nionge6728/
Nainer6725/
Nuniss6721/
Ninisz6721/
Neinne6717/
Nainne6716/
Nenese6716/
Neynes6715/
Noinge6713/
Naihne6712/
Nunees6712/
Noiney6712/
Nuinez6711/
Neinge6711/
Nginee6710/
Nginge6710/
N'Nine678/
Nhinge678/
Nuenes678/
Nesnes678/
Nioñes678/
Ninish677/
Nynets677/
Neinei676/
Nunesh675/
Nhinje675/
Nnunes675/
Nuhnes675/
Noiner675/
Nitned675/
Gnigne674/
Nainey674/
Nuunes674/
Nainez674/
Gnenes674/
H'Nine673/
Nninje673/
Ninett673/
Ngoine673/
Nehnes673/
Nuynes672/
Gnaine672/
Nuneas672/
Gninet672/
Hniene672/
Nionis672/
Nienhe672/
Nainei671/
Nenesh671/
Nnoine671/
Ninetz671/
Gniney671/
Gniner671/
Nhineh671/
Ninije671/
Nuneis671/
Ninhei671/
Nesnis671/
Ngnine671/
Nisnis671/
Ninech671/
Niniez671/
Nynies671/
Noinea671/
Hnunes671/
Hnaine671/
Nunesz671/
Neinea671/
Ninyos671/
Ninice671/
Nitnee671/
Nuiner670/
Noynes670/
Nigner670/
Neinez670/

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