Niz Surname

32,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Niz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina7,6581:5,582599
Guatemala5,1021:3,152490
Paraguay6631:10,915581
Brazil6521:328,33512,643
Colombia5101:93,6753,495
Uruguay3711:9,2501,038
Mexico2991:415,1388,099
Spain2501:187,00813,054
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Iran1241:619,21434,078
Malaysia1191:247,85114,049
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
India291:26,450,530346,896
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Panama101:391,2268,067
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Níz (1) are calculated separately.

Niz (247) may also be a first name.

Niz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niz (Georgian: ნიზ) is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Níz. For other possible spellings of Niz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,481st most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 444,661 people. Niz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Niz reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Niz is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 247 people.

The surname Niz is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 7,658 people, or 1 in 5,582. In Argentina Niz is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 50 percent are found, Corrientes Province, where 13 percent are found and Entre Ríos Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Argentina this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 31 percent are found and Paraguay, where 4 percent are found.

Niz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Niz surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Niz surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 913.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 196,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $19,660,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $39,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Níz891/
Nitz869,816/
Niez863,971/
Naiz861,170/
Nuiz86338/
Neiz86336/
Nicz86213/
Noiz8648/
Ngiz8641/
Gniz8618/
Nisz8615/
Nioz868/
Nizs864/
Nidz864/
Nizz863/
Hniz862/
Nirz862/
Nijz862/
Nizt862/
Nixz861/
Nizh861/
Nniz861/
Nizp861/
Ni801,989,657/
Neitz751,392/
Nietz751,111/
Nitze75836/
Nairz75555/
Neisz75397/
Niesz75368/
Nicze75116/
Noitz7551/
Niedz7550/
Nitzh7529/
Naisz7525/
Niecz7520/
Gnisz7519/
Nitsz7516/
Naitz7515/
Naaiz752/
Nishz752/
Nirzh751/
Nidzs751/
Hnitz751/
Hneiz751/
Niezs751/
Gnidz751/
Nichz751/
Nuitz750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nai6782,857/
Nix6742,577/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nii6727,402/
Nhi6714,462/
Noi6711,836/
Ngi676,056/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nic672,783/
Nui672,359/
Nis672,163/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Nit671,226/
Nizova671,051/
Nič67543/
Nez67504/
Niy67334/
Hni67276/
Niş67269/
Niß67264/
Nni67243/
Nhz67110/
Gni6799/
Niszcz6783/
Nyz6769/
Nitsze6766/
Nietsz6725/
Nić6723/
Gneisz6716/
Niš6715/
Neitze6714/
Njz678/
Naitze673/
Noistz672/
Nehgiz671/
Naizsh671/
Ngitzh671/
Nizche671/
Niedsz671/
Nietcz671/
Näz671/
Néz671/
Åni671/
Niescz670/
Noitze670/

Niz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niz in the Georgian language
ნიზniz-

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