Niskens Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Niskens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Niskens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niskens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niskens occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Niskens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niskens? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Niskens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Niskens live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Niskens is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nieskens | 93 | 479 | / |
| Nijskens | 93 | 433 | / |
| Nikens | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nickens | 86 | 4,139 | / |
| Neskens | 86 | 192 | / |
| Neikens | 86 | 39 | / |
| Nyskens | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nuskens | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nitkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neeskens | 80 | 338 | / |
| Neyskens | 80 | 102 | / |
| Neuskens | 80 | 44 | / |
| Neixkens | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nekens | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nikins | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nickns | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nicens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Naaijkens | 75 | 369 | / |
| Nickins | 71 | 54 | / |
| Neukens | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nyckens | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nichens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hnikins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nikenze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neykens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neekens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuikins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neskins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naykens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neckens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Naaykens | 67 | 217 | / |
| Neuckens | 67 | 179 | / |
| Nuytkens | 67 | 136 | / |
| Nyschens | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nickence | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nickinsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nethkens | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niskens
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