Niss Surname

225,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Niss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:993,03873,486
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Denmark2501:22,5792,298
France2221:299,20145,739
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Austria491:173,78422,520
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Latvia421:48,8117,408
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Niss (418) may also be a first name.

Niss Last Name Facts

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

Niss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺺ, Russian: Нисс) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niss is the 225,704th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,048,637 people. The surname Niss is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Niss reside; 24 percent reside in Western Europe and 20 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Niss is also the 420,385th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 418 people.

The surname Niss is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 993,038. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 18 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 14 percent are found.

Niss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niss last name expanded 1,259 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niss surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.74% more than the national average, earning 521,681 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning R 178,044 per year and in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niess892,249/
Neiss891,922/
Nisse89890/
Naiss8925/
Gniss8920/
Nissh895/
Nishs892/
Noiss890/
Nuiss890/
Nis862,163/
Nijsse80596/
Gnisse80437/
Neisse80280/
Naisse80247/
Gneiss8034/
Nishsh807/
Noisse803/
Neijss801/
Gnoiss801/
Ness7524,759/
Nies759,290/
Nijs758,014/
Neis757,508/
Nish754,756/
Nist751,138/
Nais75916/
Nuis75681/
Nise75529/
Nios75341/
Nois75249/
Nyss75106/
Hnis7555/
Nøis7545/
Ngis7535/
Gnis7535/
Näss7531/
Nhis7530/
Nisd7517/
Nisz7515/
Nixs7512/
Nóis7510/
Niså759/
Nisp758/
Nnis754/
Nizs754/
Néis753/
Nêss751/
Ånis751/
Nihs751/
Nhss751/
Hnisshe736/
Naisseh733/
Nissova731/
Gnissse731/
Ngnisse731/
Ni671,989,657/
Nishe673,922/
Naish672,796/
Nesse672,531/
Neish672,041/
Neuss671,182/
Neise671,053/
Nisch67515/
Nijst67451/
Neisz67397/
Niesz67368/
Naise67287/
Neist67218/
Neess67192/
Hneis67188/
Neijs67152/
Nisce67129/
Nisht67114/
Niehs6794/
Nitse6789/
Nhais6780/
Gneis6778/
Noise6777/
Nuijs6770/
Neihs6760/
Nishd6759/
Gness6749/
Naids6743/
Nessø6735/
Nnish6727/
Naisz6725/
Nhise6723/
Gnish6722/
Nesst6719/
Gnisz6719/
Gnist6715/
Niesh6714/
Nuits6714/
Naist6713/
Nuise6711/
Neits6710/
Ngais678/
Hőnis678/
Nässe678/
Noish676/
Neiås676/
Ngess675/
Naits674/
Ngish674/
Hnais674/
Neissová673/
Neids673/
Nittsshe672/
Neass672/
Neyss672/
Hnish672/
Nessh672/
Gnise672/
Hnist672/
Nishz672/
Nøies672/
Noisd672/
Nistsche672/
Neshs671/
Noyss671/
Nujss671/
Noits671/
Nishh671/
Hnnis671/
Nieys671/
Nnise671/
Nessz671/
Nheis671/
Niezs671/
Nitssche671/
Nihsd671/
Hnies671/
Nuish670/
Neissddt670/
Nistt670/

Niss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺺalns-
Niss in the Russian language
Ниссniss-

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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 Niss
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