Nish Surname

99,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Nish Surname Definition:

A contraction of MacNish, q.v.

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Nish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9101:263,59615,153
United States7611:476,29340,436
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Scotland1601:33,4613,323
Australia1451:186,17718,652
Jamaica1081:26,5742,066
England1021:546,25533,762
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Iran731:1,051,81547,741
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tonga11:107,313791
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1621:23,1062,170
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Nish (5,686) may also be a first name.

Nish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of MacNish, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname is originating from the Roman city Naissus (Navissos in Celtic Gaelic) in Moesia, today's Niš, Serbia. Navissos meant 'river and town of fairies' and it has many legends connected to it. Niš we know today comes from south Slavic languages and symbolises mysteriousness, attraction and deceptiveness.

- marko.vojinovic

Nish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nish (Arabic: نيش, Hindi: निश, Marathi: नीश, Oriya: ନିଶ, Russian: Ниш) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nish? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,510th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,532,285 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Nish live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nish is also the 88,660th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 5,686 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 2,910 people, or 1 in 263,596. In India Nish is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 49 percent live, Bihar, where 28 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 8 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Nish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nish last name increased 1,119 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 262 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nish surname are 31.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Nish earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.23% more than the national average, earning R 511,464 per year; in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishe893,922/
Naish892,796/
Neish892,041/
Nisch89515/
Nisht89114/
Nishd8959/
Nnish8927/
Gnish8922/
Niesh8914/
Nitsh896/
Noish896/
Nissh895/
Ngish894/
Nishs892/
Hnish892/
Nishz892/
Nishh891/
Nuish890/
Nis862,163/
Nih861,734/
Neisch80140/
Nischt8042/
Nische8037/
Hnisch8029/
Nitshe8028/
Niesch8015/
Nishsh807/
Gnisch807/
Nistch806/
Naaish803/
Nhaish803/
Nishdh802/
Neitsh802/
Naishe802/
Naishd801/
Noishd801/
Nishch801/
Nishht801/
Hneish801/
Hniesh801/
Hnuish801/
Niosch801/
Hnaish801/
Nitsht801/
Naizsh801/
Naisch800/
Nies759,290/
Nijs758,014/
Neis757,508/
Nesh752,098/
Niss751,800/
Nich751,591/
Nist751,138/
Nais75916/
Nihe75688/
Nuis75681/
Naih75550/
Nieh75547/
Nise75529/
Nios75341/
Nois75249/
Neih75245/
Noih75236/
Ngih75217/
Nysh75181/
Nidh75130/
Hnis7555/
Nøis7545/
Ngis7535/
Gnis7535/
Nhis7530/
Niph7521/
Nisd7517/
Nisz7515/
Nixs7512/
Nóis7510/
Niså759/
Nisp758/
Nuih756/
Nnis754/
Nizs754/
Nixh754/
Niht753/
Néis753/
N'Ih751/
Nizh751/
Nnih751/
Ånis751/
Gnih751/
Nihs751/
Nijh751/
Nihc751/
Nihd751/
Nisc750/
Neische7318/
Nishova7312/
Hnisshe736/
Naisseh733/
Nistche732/
Naitsch732/
Hønisch731/
Naisheh731/
Neidsch731/
Nishche731/
Nitshce731/
Ni671,989,657/
Nh678,135/
Naich674,353/
Niess672,249/
Neiss671,922/
Neshe671,599/
Neise671,053/
Niche67910/
Nisse67890/
Nicht67743/
Nijst67451/
Neisz67397/
Hnich67370/
Nesch67369/
Niesz67368/
Gnich67324/
Nitch67299/
Naise67287/
Neist67218/
Hneis67188/
Neijs67152/
Nuich67147/
Nisce67129/
Niehs6794/
Neich6792/
Nitse6789/
Hnaih6781/
Nhais6780/
Gneis6778/
Noise6777/
Nuijs6770/
Ngaih6769/
Neihs6760/
Naids6743/
Gnesh6733/
Neesh6732/
Naiph6730/
Nysht6727/
Naiss6725/
Naisz6725/
Nhise6723/
Gniss6720/
Nittsche6720/
Neash6719/
Gnisz6719/
Ngoih6716/
Nitsz6716/
Gnist6715/
Hnesh6714/
Nuits6714/
Naist6713/
Gnuih6713/
Najsh6712/
Nuise6711/
Naidh6710/
Neits6710/
Naysh678/
Neiht678/
Ngais678/
Hőnis678/
Nihøj678/
Nnesh676/
Nysch676/
Neiås676/
Netsh675/
Nesht675/
Naits674/
Hnais674/
Nischová673/
Neush673/
Naijh673/
Neids673/
Ngesh673/
Nittsshe672/
Hniph672/
Naaih672/
Nessh672/
Gnise672/
Hnist672/
Nyosh672/
Nøies672/
Noisd672/
Hnith672/
Hnysh672/
Nistsche672/
Noich672/
Noidh672/
Naishova671/
Neshs671/
Nhihe671/
Nichd671/
Nnich671/
Nnihe671/
Noijh671/
Noits671/
Nirzh671/
Nissc671/
Hnnis671/
Nieys671/
Nnaih671/
Nnise671/
Naihc671/
Neidh671/
Nheis671/
Nitht671/
Niezs671/
Niczsche671/
Gnaih671/
Gnihe671/
Nidch671/
Nichz671/
Naiht671/
Nitsehet671/
Neshh671/
Nitshche671/
Nitssche671/
Nihsd671/
Hnies671/
Nistt670/
Noiss670/
Neitsche670/
Nuiss670/

Nish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nish in the Oriya language
ନିଶnisa94.23
ନୀଶnisa3.85
ନିଶାnisa1.92
Nish in the Marathi language
नीशnisa60
नीशाnisa33.33
नीशहnisaha6.67
Nish in the Hindi language
निशnisa47.07
नीशnisa19.15
ंिसहmisaha14.93
निशाnisa11.94
निशा़nisa2.93
नीशाnisa0.59
निशांnisam0.47
निसाnisa0.23
नीषnisa0.23
निंशाninsa0.18
अनीशanisa0.18
निश्ााnisaa0.12
निषnisa0.06
निधिnidhi0.06
नीशूnisu0.06
निशीnisi0.06
नीशीnisi0.06
अनीषanisa0.06
निशिnisi0.06
सिंहsinha0.06
निशॅnise0.06
नीशा़nisa0.06
निशाॅnisae0.06
निशूnisu0.06
अनिशanisa0.06
Nish in the Russian language
Нишnis-
Nish in the Arabic language
نيشnysh-
عنيسهnysh-

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