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

Niness is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Niness reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Niness is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Niness is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 65 percent live, Massachusetts, where 19 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Niness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niness has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Niness surname contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niness last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the 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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