Niebel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Niebel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Name worn in Alsace. The dictionary Bahlow (Deutsches Namenlexikon) sees a variant of Nebel (= fog), with the direction contained in the expression bei Nacht und Nebel (= nightly), and therefore a nickname given to one who lives the night, which Night work.

How popular is Niebel?

Niebel is common in Germany.

Niebel is ranked 196867 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Niebel bearers increased by 0.6289308 per cent in 2010 US census to 320 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3078 spots and ranked at 62531. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 98.13 97.8
Niebel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 1758 people have been found who wears Niebel as their family name. Niebel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
153,990 Australia7
119,730 Brazil3
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
81,201 Switzerland1
77,122 Sweden1
153,416 Italy1
19,810 Croatia1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
Countries with hundreds of Niebel:
61,964 United States409
Countries with thousands of Niebel:
8,242 Germany1,177

Niebel Namesakes

  • Dirk Niebel, Former Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
  • Josepha Niebelschütz, Actor
  • Dirk Niebel, Former Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)

Niebel Namesakes

  • Dirk Niebel, Former Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
  • Josepha Niebelschütz, Actor
  • Dirk Niebel, Former Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)

Related Family Names: