Niß Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Niß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Niß Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2171:370,99335,221
Austria471:181,17923,261

Niß Last Name Facts

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

Niß is found most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niß? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Niß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 370,993. In Germany Niß is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 52 percent live, Hamburg, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieß861,417/
Neiß86705/
Gniß8624/
Naiß861/
Neiße7565/
Gneiß7539/
Nix6742,577/
Niz6716,389/
Nis672,163/
Neß67609/
Niş67269/
Gneiße6725/
Niš6715/
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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 Niß
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