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 occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niness? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niness is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Niness are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 65 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Niness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niness has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niness last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% 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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