Nivis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nivis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nivis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nivis (843) may also be a first name.

Nivis Last Name Facts

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

Nivis (Hindi: निवीस, Marathi: िनवीस) is found most in India. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nivis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Nivis live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nivis is also the 281,020th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 843 people.

The surname Nivis is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 75 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent live. Excluding India Nivis exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Nivis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nivis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nivis last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nivois91298/
Nievis918/
Naivis917/
Nisvis915/
Niveis913/
Niovis912/
Nivies912/
Nivais912/
Nivish911/
Nivise911/
Nivi89313/
Nievies8312/
Nivisht831/
Neivies830/
Nevis801,495/
Nives80356/
Nivio80119/
Naivi8037/
Nivai8023/
Nibis8018/
Nisvi8010/
Gnivi807/
Nivit806/
Nivie806/
Nievi804/
Nivih802/
Niwis802/
Ngivi802/
Nijvi801/
Niviy801/
Nuvis801/
Nivid801/
Nivoi801/
Neivi801/
Noivi801/
Nieves73174,786/
Nivoix73897/
Nivoit73255/
Nivesh73177/
Nevois73161/
Neives73150/
Nibisz7386/
Nevies7348/
Nimpis7341/
Naives7336/
Neviss7332/
Naivei7330/
Nevhis7316/
Naivai7312/
Noives7310/
Nevish739/
Nivest737/
Neveis736/
Nioves735/
Nuvais734/
Nevise734/
Nevuis733/
Nivice733/
Nivaia733/
Nihves732/
Naivie732/
Nivets731/
Nuvies731/
Nivees731/
Neuvis731/
Naivid731/
Neivie731/
Niveas731/
Nivess731/
Niswis731/
Nishvi731/
Niebis731/
Nuivie731/
Neevis730/
Nijhuis675,652/
Niva674,221/
Nevi671,075/
Nivesse67652/
Niehuis67359/
Nibi67355/
Niwi67313/
Nive67182/
Niebisz6783/
Niebish6731/
Gneivid6716/
Nivaggi6714/
Niehves6714/
Nivy6712/
Nibisch6712/
Nevisse679/
Nievess677/
Niebies673/
Nuvaish672/
Nievees672/
Neivich671/
Nieveas671/
Nibhish671/
Nitbais671/
Nitvesh671/
Nevaise671/
Neuvais671/

Nivis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nivis in the Hindi language
निवीसnivisa66.67
निविसnivisa16.67
निविशnivisa16.67
Nivis in the Marathi language
िनवीसinavisa50
िनिवसinivasa50

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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 Nivis
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