Cognomen نيز (نيز 
, Knez 
, Knees 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname نيز is characteristic of Sierra Leone, where it is quite a rare surname, Czechia, and Austria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Germany, and Sierra Leone. Very seldom, نيز is the forename as well as the last name.