Naniev Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Naniev Surname User-submission:

Naniev is an Ossetian surname. The founder of the clan Nani. Ancestral village Начърепа, South Ossetia.

Naniev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7261:198,51721,889
Georgia511:73,4427,561
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Moldova111:323,76125,884
South Ossetia91:5,937746
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Naniev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Naniev is an Ossetian surname. The founder of the clan Nani. Ancestral village Начърепа, South Ossetia.

- dziglo12

Naniev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Naniev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Naniev (Georgian: ნანიევი, Russian: Наниев) is found most in Russia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Naniev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naniev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naniev is the 415,769th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. Naniev occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Naniev live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in North Caucasus.

The surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 198,517. In Russia Naniev is mostly concentrated in: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 74 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 5 percent reside. Other than Russia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Naniev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Naniev surname are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 42% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naniyev928/
Nagniev927/
Nahniev923/
Nanev911,326/
Naniv915/
Naneva831,334/
Nanaev83623/
Noniev8394/
Nanyev8322/
Nannev837/
Nanuev836/
Nanoev834/
Naunev834/
Nanhev831/
Nanife831/
Naniiv831/
Nahneev778/
Nahnyev774/
Noniyev774/
Naynaev774/
Nanjiew771/
Nainaiv771/
Nonev73115/
Nenev7384/
Nanib7369/
Nanif7324/
Nanew736/
Naniw734/
Nanef732/
Naneb731/
Noniv731/
Nahynaev716/
Nanayeva712/
Nanjip67186/
Noneva67128/
Nangiw6741/
Naneff6715/
Nanyov6713/
Naneef677/
Nanyip675/
Neneev674/
Nanyep674/
Nonaev673/
Nanjib673/
Nonyev672/
Nannib672/
Nonoev671/
Naneeb671/
Nanneb671/
Nanjep671/
Nganif671/
Hnanif671/
Nanheb671/
Naniph671/
Nangeb671/
Nagnep671/
Nhanef671/
Nounev671/
Naneew671/
Naniff671/

Naniev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naniev in the Georgian language
ნანიევიnanievi96.08
ნანიევnaniev3.92
Naniev in the Russian language
Наниевnaniev-

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