Niss is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Niss
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Niss

How popular is Niss?

Niss is ranked 157632 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nisses plummeted by 9.022556 per cent to 242 since 2000 and slipped by 9848 spots and ranked at 78821. 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 95.45 94.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 3.38
Niss is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Morocco. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Latvia. Around 2358 people have been found who wears Niss as their family name. Niss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
240,218 Canada7
9,053 Senegal5
122,390 Belarus4
78,945 Argentina3
19,452 Malaysia3
6,706 Lebanon3
41,879 Turkey2
21,929 Algeria2
50,640 Switzerland2
36,814 Romania1
38,063 Mauritania1
62,864 New Zealand1
6,212 Jamaica1
16,640 Hong Kong1
531 Greenland1
289,511 England1
37,493 Austria1
14,373 Jordan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
56,169 Mexico1
47,891 Norway1
9,591 Panama1
14,644 Tunisia1
11,831 Tajikistan1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
173,579 Ukraine18
559,154 India12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
126,983 Russia85
92,589 Brazil79
4,774 Latvia73
Countries with hundreds of Niss:
8,541 Morocco604
68,878 United States359
31,047 Germany336
2,942 Denmark202
53,810 France184
5,678 Sweden167
43,624 South Africa110
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Niss Namesakes

  • Angela Nissel, Author
  • Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Musical Artist
  • Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, Diplomat
  • Amina Carsce Nissen, Singer
  • Ana María Martínez de Nisser, Writer
  • Anja Nissen, Singer-songwriter
  • Annalise Nissen, Musical Artist
  • Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Musical Artist
  • Arys Nissotti, Film producer
  • Avi Nissim, Musical Artist

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