Nis Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Nis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina5851:73,0666,210
Indonesia3111:425,23935,658
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
India2121:3,618,233101,667
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Mexico961:1,292,98115,033
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Palestine541:84,2386,463
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
France441:1,509,607143,950
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
England31:18,572,686338,250
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Niş (269) & Niš (15) are calculated separately.

Nis (4,874) may also be a first name.

Nis Last Name Facts

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

Nis occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Niş or Niš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nis is the 194,280th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,369,184 people. Nis is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Nis live; 38 percent live in South America and 29 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Nis is also the 97,770th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,874 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 73,066. In Argentina Nis is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 42 percent live, Córdoba Province, where 18 percent live and Chaco Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Argentina this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.

Nis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Jewish (40%) in Russia.

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

The amount Nis earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $22,163,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niş89269/
Niš8915/
Nies869,290/
Nijs868,014/
Neis867,508/
Nish864,756/
Niss861,800/
Nist861,138/
Nais86916/
Nuis86681/
Nise86529/
Nios86341/
Nois86249/
Hnis8655/
Nøis8645/
Ngis8635/
Gnis8635/
Nhis8630/
Nisd8617/
Nisz8615/
Nixs8612/
Nóis8610/
Niså869/
Nisp868/
Nnis864/
Nizs864/
Néis863/
Ånis861/
Nihs861/
Nisc860/
Ni801,989,657/
Nishe753,922/
Naish752,796/
Niess752,249/
Neish752,041/
Neiss751,922/
Neise751,053/
Nisse75890/
Nisch75515/
Nijst75451/
Neisz75397/
Niesz75368/
Naise75287/
Neist75218/
Hneis75188/
Neijs75152/
Nisce75129/
Nisht75114/
Niehs7594/
Nitse7589/
Nhais7580/
Gneis7578/
Noise7577/
Nuijs7570/
Neihs7560/
Nishd7559/
Naids7543/
Nnish7527/
Naiss7525/
Naisz7525/
Nhise7523/
Gnish7522/
Gniss7520/
Gnisz7519/
Nitsz7516/
Gnist7515/
Niesh7514/
Nuits7514/
Naist7513/
Nuise7511/
Neits7510/
Ngais758/
Hőnis758/
Nitsh756/
Noish756/
Neiås756/
Nissh755/
Naits754/
Ngish754/
Hnais754/
Neids753/
Nishs752/
Hnish752/
Gnise752/
Hnist752/
Nishz752/
Nøies752/
Noisd752/
Noits751/
Nishh751/
Nissc751/
Hnnis751/
Nieys751/
Nnise751/
Nheis751/
Niezs751/
Nihsd751/
Hnies751/
Nuish750/
Nistt750/
Noiss750/
Nuiss750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nai6782,857/
Nix6742,577/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nii6727,402/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Noi6711,836/
Nys677,097/
Ngi676,056/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nic672,783/
Nui672,359/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Nit671,226/
Gneist67664/
Nijsse67596/
Nič67543/
Näs67504/
Gnisse67437/
Niy67334/
Neisse67280/
Hni67276/
Nhs67273/
Niß67264/
Naisse67247/
Nni67243/
Neijts67222/
Neisch67140/
Nisova67118/
Gni6799/
Nitsze6766/
Nischt6742/
Njs6737/
Nische6737/
Gneiss6734/
Nuggis6733/
Hnisch6729/
Nitshe6728/
Gneisz6716/
Niesch6715/
Gneihs678/
Nishsh677/
Gnisch677/
Nistch676/
Naaish673/
Noisse673/
Geenis673/
Nhaish673/
Nishdh672/
Neitsh672/
Naishe672/
Naishd671/
Nahgis671/
Noishd671/
Nishch671/
Nishht671/
Nitsce671/
Hneish671/
Hniesh671/
Hnuish671/
Neijss671/
Naaise671/
Niosch671/
Nés671/
Nês671/
Åni671/
Gnoiss671/
Hnaish671/
Nitsht671/
Naizsh671/
Neidse671/
Naisch670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nis
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