Nie is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nie
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nie

How popular is Nie?

Nie is common in China.

Nie is ranked 345 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nies grew by 79.50052 per cent to 1725 since 2000 and ranked 16624 after elevating 7782 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.64 62.75
White 20.75 33.61
Others 1.22 2.6
Hispanic or Latino 0.87 0.83
Black 0.52 0
Nie is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 1420376 people have been found who wears Nie as their family name. Nie is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
648 Northern Mariana Islands8
8,411 Costa Rica4
127,708 Czech Republic3
1,985 Cambodia3
635 Macau3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
11,224 Cameroon2
28,083 Romania2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
35,969 Denmark2
17,547 Colombia2
31,767 Greece2
34,681 Norway2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
1,256 Myanmar2
82,478 South Africa2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
23,434 Burkina Faso1
13,606 Senegal1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
18,969 Wales1
492,292 Ukraine1
13,447 Uganda1
28,365 Kenya1
6,212 Jamaica1
49,529 Israel1
9,498 Iceland1
20,172 Hungary1
356 Eritrea1
34,581 Chile1
165,773 Belarus1
8,268 Mauritius1
56,169 Mexico1
2,724 New Caledonia1
472 Tonga1
7,895 South Korea1
24,421 Slovakia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
24,176 Qatar1
21,562 Portugal1
17,768 Pakistan1
10,958 Bangladesh1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
47,615 Spain41
16,226 New Zealand33
12,692 Scotland33
3,338 Thailand27
378,102 India24
11,387 Ireland22
42,407 Sweden22
353,279 Russia19
5,153 Japan12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
72,056 Italy78
9,536 Finland72
17,456 Switzerland63
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Nie:
7,477 Poland812
461 Hong Kong700
6,769 Canada625
20,365 France478
13,180 England452
1,239 Singapore361
34,535 Philippines322
9,571 Australia293
11,661 Netherlands244
Countries with thousands of Nie:
3,745 Indonesia3,869
727 Vietnam3,577
17,782 United States1,843
1,735 Malaysia1,619
8,506 Germany1,143
463 Taiwan1,043
Countries with millions of Nie:
124 China1,402,329
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman David Nie from Ireland aboard the Celeste from Galway during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1851.

Nie Namesakes

  • Aage Krarup Nielsen, Writer
  • Aage Rosendal Nielsen, Author
  • Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Artist
  • Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Artist
  • Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Artist
  • Frédéric Niemeyer, Tennis player
  • Randall Nieman, Musician
  • Helene Elise Adelheid Niemeyer, Ernst Hanfstaengl's ex-wife
  • Adriana Nieto, Film actress
  • Adrianna Niecko, TV Personality

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