Nisson Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nisson Surname Definition:

(Danish) The son of Nis, a pet form of Nils (champion), or Nicolaus (people's victory).

Nisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5511:657,82052,659
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Nisson (166) may also be a first name.

Nisson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish) The son of Nis, a pet form of Nils (champion), or Nicolaus (people's victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nisson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nisson (Hindi: निस्सों, Russian: Ниссон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Nisson reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504th most numerous forename in the world, held by 166 people.

The last name Nisson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 657,820. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent live, Utah, where 18 percent live and Idaho, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Nisson occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Nisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nisson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nisson surname grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nisson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nisson surname are 10.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.52% being registered with the party.

Nisson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $50,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neisson9232/
Naisson9227/
Nissong9214/
Nission923/
Niesson922/
Nissone921/
Nixsson921/
Ngisson921/
Nison91980/
Naissone862/
Naissoun861/
Ngaisson861/
Nissoung861/
Niossoun861/
Nissen8328,210/
Nissan839,465/
Naison831,851/
Nixson83596/
Nesson83589/
Noison83300/
Neison83192/
Nishon83117/
Nieson83113/
Nitson8348/
Nissén8345/
Nisong8338/
Nissom8318/
Ngison8314/
Nysson8313/
Nuison8310/
Nihson838/
Nisoon836/
Nidson832/
Nässon832/
Nision832/
Nisone831/
Naissoune8018/
Ngnissong802/
Neissoune801/
Ngnissoun801/
Nissongue801/
Niessen776,352/
Nijssen774,583/
Noisong77239/
Neissen77191/
Nuisong7755/
Gnissan7746/
Naisong7739/
Nissang7719/
Nessoun7710/
Nhaison779/
Nissung778/
Ngisoon778/
Nissane777/
Nissant776/
Nissank775/
Nisoong775/
Naissen774/
Neissan773/
Naishon773/
Gnesson773/
Niessan772/
Gnissom772/
Nessong772/
Naissan772/
Naissom772/
Nishone771/
Nisuong771/
Naysson771/
Noissan771/
Naisone771/
Naisoun771/
Nedsson771/
Nisshan771/
Nishont771/
Nishsan771/
Niddson771/
Nixshon771/
Neissom771/
Ngaison771/
Neesson770/
Nishong770/
Neasson770/
Naissoumne751/
Nixon7388,732/
Nisan735,616/
Nyson731,358/
Neson73559/
Nisen73513/
Nizon73392/
Nisun73159/
Nisom7376/
Nisén7349/
Naissant71366/
Neijssen71103/
Neissane7135/
Niessien7124/
Nisonova7116/
Naissoum7116/
Nayssoun716/
Neissoum716/
Neissant714/
Nishshan713/
Neggison711/
Ngnissan711/
Naissune711/
Nessoune711/
Nhaissen711/
Gnissand711/
Gnessoin711/
Gnessong711/
Neydsson711/
Nishan6754,414/
Nishonova6712,133/
Nisanh678,044/
Niesen674,051/
Neeson673,778/
Nyssen672,278/
Nedson671,592/
Neisen671,351/
Nessen67800/
Nijsen67795/
Neason67596/
Nässén67347/
Nissam67313/
Nisang67240/
Nessan67238/
Nissem67217/
Nisant67207/
Noisan67162/
Nissum67159/
Naisan67136/
Netson67125/
Nessonova67105/
Nihsen67103/
N'Gnissan6771/
Nisung6765/
Nichon6760/
Nisian6752/
Naisen6750/
Nitsun6742/
Nisane6742/
Nayson6741/
Noisen6732/
Nitsan6731/
Nexson6729/
Noisom6728/
Nnisan6727/
Nisand6726/
Nihsan6726/
Naisom6725/
Najson6717/
Neyson6714/
Nehson6714/
Nissanova6713/
Nessén6713/
Nishun679/
Ngisen678/
Niszen678/
Neyssoune677/
Niszan677/
Nixxon676/
Noyson676/
Nässen676/
Ngisun676/
Nessom675/
Nisaun675/
Naisun675/
Nitsen674/
Neshon674/
Neisan673/
Nuyson673/
Nesone673/
Nixsen672/
Nneson672/
Nayssoune672/
Niseen672/
Nixonn672/
Nyssan672/
Ngisan672/
Nixoin671/
Nezson671/
Nesoen671/
Nesond671/
Niesan671/
Nizzon671/
Nisaan671/
Nisgan671/
Nesyon671/
Nédson671/
Nuisan671/
Neixon671/
Nizoon671/
Nycion671/
Nydson671/
Nysong670/
Neisun670/
Nixsun670/
Nesion670/

Nisson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nisson in the Hindi language
निस्सोंnis'som-
Nisson in the Russian language
Ниссонnisson-

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