Nieminen

== Finnish == === Etymology === niemi (“peninsula, cape of a lake”) +‎ -nen. Attested since the 16th century, but only became common by being adopted during the adoption (in Western Finland) and Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnie̯minen/, [ˈnie̞̯mine̞n] Rhymes: -ieminen Syllabification(key): Nie‧mi‧nen Hyphenation(key): Nie‧mi‧nen === Proper noun === Nieminen a Finnish surname from landscape ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Niemelä Niemi ==== Statistics ==== Nieminen is the 4th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 18,841 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === nimineen