Niveau Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Niveau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6121:108,53416,142
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niveau (49) may also be a first name.

Niveau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niveau is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niveau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 521,888th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. The surname Niveau is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Niveau live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name Niveau is most common in France, where it is carried by 612 people, or 1 in 108,534. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 40 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Besides France Niveau is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nivea9172/
Neveau83535/
Niveou831/
Niveayo778/
Nevieau774/
Niviayu771/
Nivia733,035/
Nivya7342/
Nevea7322/
Niwea731/
Nivetiya7151/
Neveaoux711/
Nisvia6712/
Naivia6711/
Nivias678/
Neveyu673/
Nibeou672/
Nebiea672/
Niviah671/
Nibeyu671/
Nievia671/
Niviat671/
Neveuu671/
Neivia671/
Neveah671/
Neivetiya671/
Nuveha671/
Nivius670/
Nevieu670/

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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
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  • 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 Niveau
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