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 occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see 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 widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Nishen are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 300,583rd most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 748 people.

Nishen is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Nishen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 22 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 28 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent live.

Nishen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nishen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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