Niemi is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Niemi
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Dweller on a cape or headland.

How popular is Niemi?

Niemi is common in Finland, United States, Sweden, Canada, Estonia.

Niemi is ranked 23244 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Niemi bearers increased by 0.45 per cent in 2010 US census to 4272 since 2000, the surname slipped by 533 spots and ranked at 7767. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.73 96.38
Niemi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Finland which signifies that it is originated from Finland. Around 23324 people have been found who wears Niemi as their family name. Niemi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Niemi:
17 Finland14,424
Countries with thousands of Niemi:
7,360 United States5,772
595 Sweden1,510
Countries with hundreds of Niemi:
5,075 Canada905
1,081 Estonia161
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
57,152 DR Congo89
10,726 Norway67
8,936 Denmark60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,856 Australia47
216,672 Thailand42
126,894 Nigeria37
205,470 Russia33
51,392 Spain25
167,743 Germany20
97,972 England20
24,643 New Zealand16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
53,588 Switzerland10
3,029 Guam8
88,902 Netherlands8
53,030 Hungary8
25,488 Scotland7
336,266 France7
486,533 Brazil6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Laborer Anders Niemi from Germany aboard the Fulda from Bremen. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on August 23, 1887. Peters Niemi (26) Laborer, 31 years old Thomas Niemi, are others that migrated to US.

Niemi Namesakes

  • Shane Niemi, As a 17 year old he took the bronze medal
  • Lisa Niemi, American writer, director, actress and dancer
  • Jari Niemi, retired Finnish footballer
  • Mikael Niemi, Swedish author
  • Antti-Jussi Niemi, Finnish former professional ice hockey player
  • Masa Niemi, Finnish actor
  • Esko Niemi, professional ice hockey player
  • Laurie Niemi, American and Canadian football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and
  • Kai Niemi, is former international motorcycle speedway rider

Niemi Namesakes

  • Shane Niemi, As a 17 year old he took the bronze medal
  • Lisa Niemi, American writer, director, actress and dancer
  • Jari Niemi, retired Finnish footballer
  • Mikael Niemi, Swedish author
  • Antti-Jussi Niemi, Finnish former professional ice hockey player
  • Masa Niemi, Finnish actor
  • Esko Niemi, professional ice hockey player
  • Laurie Niemi, American and Canadian football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and
  • Kai Niemi, is former international motorcycle speedway rider

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