Niwek Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Niwek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
Niwek (16) may also be a first name.
Niwek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niwek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niwek occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Niwek are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Niwek is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Niwek is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent live, Hamburg, where 31 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live. Outside of Germany Niwek exists in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gniwek | 91 | 293 | / |
| Niweke | 91 | 10 | / |
| Niewek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niewiek | 83 | 51 | / |
| Gneiwek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nivek | 80 | 20 | / |
| Niwec | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nuwek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Newek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niweg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Njwek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nieweg | 73 | 561 | / |
| Nibeck | 73 | 80 | / |
| Neweke | 73 | 22 | / |
| Niewyk | 73 | 21 | / |
| Niwegh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Newgek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnewek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naibek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njweke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niveck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neiweg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niewijk | 67 | 67 | / |
| Niewick | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neuweck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neweeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neiwick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neibeck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Niwek
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