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Nijenhuis (surname)

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Nijenhuis is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a form of Nieuwenhuis ("new house") found most commonly in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel.[1]

Geographical distribution

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As of 2014, 90.9% of all known bearers of the surname Nijenhuis were residents of the Netherlands (frequency 1:3,093), 3.4% of Australia (1:116,539), 1.2% of Brazil (1:2,763,678), 1.1% of Germany (1:1,234,287) and 1.0% of Canada (1:623,695).

In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,093) in the following provinces:[2]

People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nijenhuis at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
  2. ^ Nijenhuis surname distribution