Nishen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nishen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nishen (748) may also be a first name.

Nishen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nishen (Russian: Нишен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Nishen is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Nishen live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 300,583rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 748 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 28 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent are found.

Nishen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nishen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nishen surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishean9210/
Nischen922/
Nisheen922/
Ngishen921/
Neishen920/
Nisen91513/
Nishiten86181/
Neischen861/
Nishchen861/
Naisheng861/
Nitschen860/
Nissen8328,210/
Niesen834,051/
Neisen831,351/
Nijsen83795/
Niseng83673/
Nishin83144/
Nihsen83103/
Naisen8350/
Nichen8342/
Noisen8332/
Ngisen838/
Niszen838/
Nyshen837/
Neshen836/
Nitsen834/
Nisenn834/
Nixsen832/
Niseen832/
Nisgen831/
Nishem831/
Nisenh831/
Nisene830/
Nisjen830/
Nishchenk801/
Nishina7711,430/
Niessen776,352/
Nijssen774,583/
Nishine771,344/
Niehsen77228/
Neissen77191/
Neschen77125/
Neijsen7757/
Nuiseng7757/
Neisent7751/
Nitchen7748/
Nusheen7743/
Näschen7712/
Noisaen7712/
Nicheng7710/
Nisshin776/
Gnisien776/
Nishing775/
Naishin775/
Naissen774/
Naichen774/
Nieszen773/
Neishin773/
Neyshen772/
Nayshen772/
Nioshin772/
Neihsen772/
Neiszen772/
Neichen771/
Neshein771/
Nishgin771/
Nishind771/
Nissene771/
Noijsen771/
Nitsene771/
Nitsien771/
Nisseng771/
Niescen771/
Gneshen771/
Nichene771/
Ngishin771/
Nisieng771/
Naisaen771/
Noichen771/
Nissgen770/
Nichenn770/
Nichent770/
Nisheim770/
Niesein770/
Nesen731,787/
Nisin73554/
Nysen73203/
Nisem73184/
Nißen73152/
Nizen73118/
Nixen7383/
Nhsen7369/
Nisén7349/
Nicen7321/
Näsen731/
Nysschen71266/
Neijssen71103/
Nichiten7147/
Niessien7124/
Nissenne7116/
Nischink715/
Nishchin713/
Noicheen713/
Gnissein712/
Naicheng711/
Naysheen711/
Neisheim711/
Nisenova711/
Nitcheen711/
Neshchen711/
Nhaissen711/
Nitseing711/
Nissengh711/
Gnaiseng711/
Naysheng711/
Nessisen711/
Noiseang711/
Nießen675,368/
Nichem673,508/
Nyssen672,278/
Nessen67800/
Neesen67606/
Nushin67492/
Neshin67416/
Nessissen67280/
Noisin67234/
Nissem67217/
Niesyn67210/
Neshem67166/
Nishim67165/
Nexsen67150/
Nuisin67127/
Naisin67114/
Nüsgen67106/
Noisem6797/
Nitsin6785/
Neusen6781/
Nising6767/
Nichin6761/
Njøsen6760/
Ånesen6758/
Neizen6751/
Nitsyn6749/
Neshyn6746/
Nissén6745/
Neysen6744/
Nesean6741/
Nesøen6740/
Nissin6737/
Nesgen6732/
Nicend6728/
Nisain6723/
Neseng6721/
Neicen6716/
Ngicen6715/
Naisem6715/
Neißen6712/
Nissyn678/
Netsen676/
Nyhsen676/
Nässen676/
Neisyn676/
Niesin675/
Niceng675/
Naizen674/
Nississen674/
Naysen674/
Nysent674/
Nechen673/
Nøjsen673/
Niseem673/
Gnesen672/
Nyshyn672/
Nyshin671/
Neasen671/
Nijsenová671/
Neisin671/
Nesoen671/
Niecen671/
Noysen671/
Nishchint671/
Nisine671/
Gnisin671/
Nesehn671/
Nehsen671/
Nizeen671/
Ngesen671/
Naisyn671/
Nusean671/
Nesene671/
Nhseen671/
Nysehn670/
Nixsin670/

Nishen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishen in the Russian language
Нишенnisen-

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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 Nishen
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