Around the world, Nies (尼斯 
, Nies 
, Nyss 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Nies is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Indonesia, where it is a rare feminine name, and Netherlands, where it is a rare mostly girly, but uncommonly boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, China, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, Nies is the last name as well as the forename.