Surname Nimets (Нимец 
, Nimets 
) , around the globe, is a rare family name. The surname Nimets is characteristic of Latvia, where it is a rare surname, Hungary, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Latvia, and Hungary. Much less frequently, Nimets is the forename as well as the last name.