Nissenbaum Surname
Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname
Nissenbaum Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) Nissen is the Yiddish for the month Nisan, which is also a first name. In areas where Jews were forbidden to assume Hebrew names, Nissen was extended to Nissenbaum and was accepted by the Austrian officials, to whom the name sounded like the German Nussbaum, “nut tree.
Read More About This SurnameNissenbaum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 640 | 1:13,371 | 2,046 |
| United States | 608 | 1:596,150 | 48,585 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Nissenbaum Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) Nissen is the Yiddish for the month Nisan, which is also a first name. In areas where Jews were forbidden to assume Hebrew names, Nissen was extended to Nissenbaum and was accepted by the Austrian officials, to whom the name sounded like the German Nussbaum, “nut tree.” Other disguises are Nissenholtz and Nissenfeld.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Nissen is of Scandinavian origin. It comes from Nis, an old Scandinavian male name, and the word sen, meaning 'son'. Therefore it is a patronymic name, meaning 'son of Nis'. The word baum means 'tree'.
- enzomarcos88A nut tree, whether chestnuts, wallnuts etc...
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Nissenbaum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nissenbaum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nissenbaum (Russian: Ниссенбаум) is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nissenbaum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nissenbaum is the 274,999th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,161,151 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Nissenbaum reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
Nissenbaum is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 13,371. In Israel Nissenbaum is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 27 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Israel Nissenbaum is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Nissenbaum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nissenbaum surname are 6.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Nissenbaum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.91% less than the national average, earning R 104,784 per year; in United States they earn 29.77% more than the national average, earning $55,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.3% more than the national average, earning $63,247 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisenbaum | 95 | 678 | / |
| Niessenbaum | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nissenbam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nussenbaum | 90 | 155 | / |
| Niesenbaum | 90 | 12 | / |
| Nessenbaum | 90 | 8 | / |
| Nissenbaun | 90 | 7 | / |
| Nyssenbaum | 90 | 3 | / |
| Nissinbaum | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nissenbajm | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nissembaum | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nisembaum | 84 | 54 | / |
| Nysenbaum | 84 | 44 | / |
| Nusenbaum | 84 | 39 | / |
| Nisenboum | 84 | 18 | / |
| Nesenbaum | 84 | 6 | / |
| Nisenbaun | 84 | 3 | / |
| Nisinbaum | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nissenboim | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nussembaum | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nissenboym | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nessinbaum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nissimbaum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nissinboum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nisenbom | 78 | 19 | / |
| Nisenboim | 74 | 64 | / |
| Nisenboym | 74 | 57 | / |
| Nisimbaum | 74 | 13 | / |
| Nisembaun | 74 | 5 | / |
| Nusembaum | 74 | 5 | / |
| Nusynbaum | 74 | 5 | / |
| Nysembaum | 74 | 2 | / |
| Nisenboom | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngenbam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nissinboim | 70 | 11 | / |
| Nissemboim | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nisenbon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nissinboiem | 67 | 4 | / |
Nissenbaum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nissenbaum in the Russian language | ||
| Ниссенбаум | nissenbaum | - |
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