Nivins Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Nivins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nivins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Nivins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nivins is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nivins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,359,010th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Nivins reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Nivins is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 518,952. In Canada Nivins is most frequent in: Ontario, where 61 percent live, Alberta, where 24 percent live and British Columbia, where 15 percent live. Not including Canada this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.

Nivins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nivins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nivins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nivins surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nivins earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.64% less than the national average, earning $33,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $52,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neivins921/
Nevins838,691/
Nivens832,665/
Neavins7747/
Neivens7739/
Neveins7711/
Neviens772/
Nievens771/
Niovens770/
Nevens671,294/
Nuvens67104/
Nivems671/
Nevuns670/
Neuvens6259/
Nevince625/
Newheins570/
Nevems501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nivins
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