Nisnisan Surname

158,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Nisnisan Surname User-submission:

The Nisnisan surname comes from the term nisnis, which means 'to scrub'.

Nisnisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7071:37,3995,760
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Nisnisan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nisnisan surname comes from the term nisnis, which means 'to scrub'.

- ronin

Nisnisan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nisnisan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisnisan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,259th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,639,459 people. Nisnisan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nisnisan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,707 people, or 1 in 37,399. In The Philippines Nisnisan is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 29 percent live, Central Visayas, where 22 percent live and Davao Region, where 20 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Nisnisan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nisnisan surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nisnisan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,173 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nesnisan8810/
Nisnesan883/
Nienisan881/
Nisnisam881/
Nainisang822/
Nainuisanh781/
Nesnesan7513/
Nenisanh753/
Ninichon631/
Gninizion5916/
Nenejan531/
Nenezian5032/
Nenichan501/
Nenejant501/
Ninesson500/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nisnisan
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