Ninn Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ninn Surname Definition:

NIN: In Gaelic, nin, a contraction of nighean (a conniption of inghean, which see), daughter, is used in the names of women, corresponding to mac in names of men, but the usage is now obsolete outside of Gaelic speech. In Scots records the word appears spelled nean, nein, neyn, nin, nyn, nyne, and is often prefixed to the name, e.

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Ninn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark441:128,28911,616
England271:2,063,63279,942
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ninn (48) may also be a first name.

Ninn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

NIN: In Gaelic, nin, a contraction of nighean (a conniption of inghean, which see), daughter, is used in the names of women, corresponding to mac in names of men, but the usage is now obsolete outside of Gaelic speech. In Scots records the word appears spelled nean, nein, neyn, nin, nyn, nyne, and is often prefixed to the name, e.g. Neinwirrichy = nighean Mhurachaidh, Neindonachy -nighean Dhonnchaidh. See also Nic.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ninn Last Name Facts

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

Ninn (Hindi: निन्न) occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ninn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ninn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ninn are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 128,289. In Denmark Ninn is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 30 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 25 percent live. Aside from Denmark Ninn occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Ninn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ninn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ninn surname increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ninn Last Name Statistics demography

Ninn earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ninne89148/
Nginn8996/
Hninn8914/
Ninnh891/
Nuinn890/
Nimnn890/
Nienn890/
Nin8613,179/
Gninne807/
Ningne801/
Ning751,174,441/
Hnin75621,758/
Nina7591,695/
Ngin7515,221/
Nion757,117/
Nien751,035/
Nind751,011/
Nuin75989/
Gnin75240/
Nenn75214/
Nint7533/
Nynn758/
Nisn758/
Nnin756/
Nimn753/
Niën753/
Nijn752/
Nỏin751/
Nihn751/
Gningne7315/
Gning6744,385/
Nenne673,800/
Nnina6731/
Nimne6719/
Niehn6710/
Ningh679/
Åning679/
Hning677/
Nning675/
Hnihn675/
Nindh674/
Hnuin674/
N'Nin673/
Nincq673/
Nünne673/
Ngnen673/
Ningk672/
Nisng672/
Nennh671/
Nngin671/
H'Nin671/
Nnien671/
Nindë671/
Nymnn671/
Nênne671/
Nisnt671/
Gninngue671/
Hnint671/
Hhnin671/
Nesnn670/
Nenng670/

Ninn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ninn in the Hindi language
निन्नninna-

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Ninn Reference & Research

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