Nis Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Nis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina5851:73,0666,210
Indonesia3111:425,23935,658
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
India2121:3,618,233101,667
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Mexico961:1,292,98115,033
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Palestine541:84,2386,463
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
France441:1,509,607143,950
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
England31:18,572,686338,250
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Niş (269) & Niš (15) are calculated separately.

Nis (4,874) may also be a first name.

Nis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nis is held by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Niş or Niš. Click here for other possible spellings of Nis.

How Common Is The Last Name Nis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,280th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,369,184 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Nis reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 97,770th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,874 people.

The surname Nis is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 73,066. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 42 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 18 percent reside and Chaco Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Argentina it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.

Nis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nis last name is predominantly Jewish (40%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nis last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nis earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $22,163,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niş89269/
Niš8915/
Nies869,290/
Nijs868,014/
Neis867,508/
Nish864,756/
Niss861,800/
Nist861,138/
Nais86916/
Nuis86681/
Nise86529/
Nios86341/
Nois86249/
Hnis8655/
Nøis8645/
Ngis8635/
Gnis8635/
Nhis8630/
Nisd8617/
Nisz8615/
Nixs8612/
Nóis8610/
Niså869/
Nisp868/
Nnis864/
Nizs864/
Néis863/
Ånis861/
Nihs861/
Nisc860/
Ni801,989,657/
Nishe753,922/
Naish752,796/
Niess752,249/
Neish752,041/
Neiss751,922/
Neise751,053/
Nisse75890/
Nisch75515/
Nijst75451/
Neisz75397/
Niesz75368/
Naise75287/
Neist75218/
Hneis75188/
Neijs75152/
Nisce75129/
Nisht75114/
Niehs7594/
Nitse7589/
Nhais7580/
Gneis7578/
Noise7577/
Nuijs7570/
Neihs7560/
Nishd7559/
Naids7543/
Nnish7527/
Naiss7525/
Naisz7525/
Nhise7523/
Gnish7522/
Gniss7520/
Gnisz7519/
Nitsz7516/
Gnist7515/
Niesh7514/
Nuits7514/
Naist7513/
Nuise7511/
Neits7510/
Ngais758/
Hőnis758/
Nitsh756/
Noish756/
Neiås756/
Nissh755/
Naits754/
Ngish754/
Hnais754/
Neids753/
Nishs752/
Hnish752/
Gnise752/
Hnist752/
Nishz752/
Nøies752/
Noisd752/
Noits751/
Nishh751/
Nissc751/
Hnnis751/
Nieys751/
Nnise751/
Nheis751/
Niezs751/
Nihsd751/
Hnies751/
Nuish750/
Nistt750/
Noiss750/
Nuiss750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nai6782,857/
Nix6742,577/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nii6727,402/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Noi6711,836/
Nys677,097/
Ngi676,056/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nic672,783/
Nui672,359/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Nit671,226/
Gneist67664/
Nijsse67596/
Nič67543/
Näs67504/
Gnisse67437/
Niy67334/
Neisse67280/
Hni67276/
Nhs67273/
Niß67264/
Naisse67247/
Nni67243/
Neijts67222/
Neisch67140/
Nisova67118/
Gni6799/
Nitsze6766/
Nischt6742/
Njs6737/
Nische6737/
Gneiss6734/
Nuggis6733/
Hnisch6729/
Nitshe6728/
Gneisz6716/
Niesch6715/
Gneihs678/
Nishsh677/
Gnisch677/
Nistch676/
Naaish673/
Noisse673/
Geenis673/
Nhaish673/
Nishdh672/
Neitsh672/
Naishe672/
Naishd671/
Nahgis671/
Noishd671/
Nishch671/
Nishht671/
Nitsce671/
Hneish671/
Hniesh671/
Hnuish671/
Neijss671/
Naaise671/
Niosch671/
Nés671/
Nês671/
Åni671/
Gnoiss671/
Hnaish671/
Nitsht671/
Naizsh671/
Neidse671/
Naisch670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nis
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