Niwes Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Niwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Niwes (68) may also be a first name.

Niwes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niwes is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Niwes reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 68 people.

The surname is most common in Argentina, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,561,951. In Argentina Niwes is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 58 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 42 percent are found. Not including Argentina it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Niwes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niwes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Niwes last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niewes911/
Niwese911/
Niwesh911/
Nives80356/
Newes8078/
Nibes8017/
Niwec809/
Nuwes809/
Niwis802/
Niewiesz7711/
Gniwesch775/
Nieves73174,786/
Nivesh73177/
Neives73150/
Nihues7378/
Nevies7348/
Nieweś7345/
Naives7336/
Newies7318/
Noives7310/
Nievis738/
Nivest737/
Nieues736/
Nioves735/
Nibesh734/
Neuwes733/
Niveis733/
Neibes732/
Nihves732/
Nivies732/
Nivees731/
Niveas731/
Nivess731/
Niswis731/
Nywese731/
Newess731/
Newets731/
Neweds731/
Nuvies731/
Nivets731/
Newwes731/
Niewiesch711/
Nivesse67652/
Niehuis67359/
Niewieś6749/
Nichues6716/
Nibhesh6714/
Niehves6714/
Nievies6712/
Nievess677/
Neihues675/
Newwest673/
Nievees672/
Newesse671/
Nieveas671/
Nitvesh671/
Nieuhes671/
Neweass670/
Neisues670/
Neivies670/

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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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  • 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 Niwes
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