Ni Surname

269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,989,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Ni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,735,1921:788107
Myanmar144,7441:35968
Cambodia32,7651:473114
India30,1461:25,4451,918
Taiwan14,5291:1,61488
Thailand4,7771:14,7871,054
United States4,1021:88,3629,960
Indonesia3,9421:33,5493,937
Vietnam2,9591:31,310454
Singapore2,9101:1,893198
Hong Kong2,2071:3,324199
Malaysia1,1021:26,7642,368
Uzbekistan1,0831:28,5594,027
Pakistan1,0681:167,2704,348
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Canada8101:45,4885,605
Spain7651:61,1145,542
Australia6821:39,5835,127
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Japan4381:291,88210,983
France4321:153,75623,866
Honduras4061:21,715865
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Macau2931:2,053219
England2391:233,13019,331
Kyrgyzstan2321:25,7444,298
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Germany1201:670,87952,024
New Zealand1161:39,0376,614
Nepal691:412,7674,041
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Norway241:214,26224,079
Greece201:553,99069,165
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hungary151:654,41837,235
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Israel121:713,13647,700
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Tonga91:11,924307
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Albania71:416,29417,617
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Oman61:614,6626,082
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Laos41:1,647,081888
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: (1,251) are calculated separately.

Ni (1,904,429) may also be a first name.

Ni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ni (Bengali: নি, Hindi: नी, Marathi: नी, Oriya: ନି) occurs more in China more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: . Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 269th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,663 people. Ni occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ni reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Ni is also the 330th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,904,429 people.

The surname Ni is most commonly occurring in China, where it is held by 1,735,192 people, or 1 in 788. Without taking into account China it exists in 130 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 7 percent are found and Cambodia, where 2 percent are found.

Ni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ni has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ni surname expanded 23,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (65%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (80%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Ni surname are 5.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.76% less than the national average, earning €9,981 per year; in Norway they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning 253,254 kr per year; in Peru they earn 322.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,896 per year; in South Africa they earn 97.51% more than the national average, earning R 469,356 per year; in United States they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $50,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831,251/
Nie801,701,671/
Nai8082,857/
Nio8039,349/
Nyi8039,101/
Nii8027,402/
Niz8016,389/
Nhi8014,462/
Noi8011,836/
Ngi806,056/
Nei804,892/
Nip804,560/
Nid803,384/
Nui802,359/
Nis802,163/
Nih801,734/
Nij801,495/
Nit801,226/
Niy80334/
Hni80276/
Nni80243/
Gni8099/
Åni801/
Ngai6742,263/
Nait6722,786/
Ngoi6718,439/
Neis677,508/
Nish674,756/
Niss671,800/
Naia671,762/
Naai671,661/
Nich671,591/
Nipp671,584/
Naiz671,170/
Nist671,138/
Ngii67967/
Nais67916/
Neid67853/
Gnip67790/
Neiß67705/
Nihe67688/
Nuis67681/
Naih67550/
Nieh67547/
Naid67526/
Gnui67461/
Nuić67374/
Noij67369/
Nhai67362/
Naip67353/
Nuij67343/
Nuiz67338/
Neiz67336/
Hnid67312/
Nije67275/
Nois67249/
Nidd67245/
Neih67245/
Noih67236/
Hnit67223/
Ngih67217/
Nitt67206/
Nhip67206/
Neij67202/
Noid67145/
Noit67138/
Nidh67130/
Naiy6791/
Gnie6789/
Neiş6776/
Naij6775/
Gnai6774/
Ngni6770/
Nnoi6764/
Hnis6755/
Ngiy6752/
Noiz6748/
'Noi6748/
Nhoi6746/
Nøis6745/
Naić6744/
Nnai6743/
Nuit6741/
Noić6735/
Gnis6735/
'Nei6733/
Nhis6730/
Nioa6729/
Gnei6727/
'Nai6726/
Gniß6724/
Nhii6722/
Niph6721/
Neit6720/
Gnid6719/
Gniz6718/
Nisd6717/
Niea6714/
Noip6712/
Gnoi6712/
Ništ6710/
Nngi679/
Niså679/
Nisp678/
Naği678/
Neip677/
Noiy677/
Gnit676/
Nuih676/
N'Gi676/
Hnai676/
Hnip675/
Nnie675/
Nïni675/
Neić674/
Nnis674/
Nnei674/
Nizs674/
Nøid674/
Nuiç674/
Nuid673/
Nhei673/
Niht673/
Niey673/
Néis673/
Ni'e673/
Niðë673/
Nizz673/
Hnie672/
Hniz672/
Nnyi672/
Négi672/
Nuiy672/
Nhio672/
Nitp672/
Nnii672/
Nijj672/
Hngi672/
Nuip672/
Niej672/
Nizt672/
N'Ih671/
Nhit671/
Nnio671/
Nniy671/
Nipf671/
Nnij671/
Nhie671/
Naiß671/
N'Ni671/
N'Yi671/
Nhid671/
Nhui671/
Niët671/
Niøe671/
Nnih671/
Nieș671/
Nági671/
Ånis671/
Ægni671/
Gnih671/
Nihs671/
Hnni671/
Nnid671/
Nniz671/
Nitd671/
Nizp671/
Nijh671/
Nihd671/
Nhgi671/
Nibp671/
Hgni671/
Hnio671/

Ni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ni in the Marathi language
नीni90.48
ङीni9.52
Ni in the Bengali language
নিni76.47
নীni23.53
Ni in the Hindi language
नीni43.51
निni39.8
निशाnisa12.19
णीni0.27
णिni0.08
ञीni0.08
ञिni0.03
जीji0.01
डिdi0.01
ऩिni0.01
न्ीni0.01
टीti0.01
नि॰ni0.01
न्इni0.01
्निni0.01
ंइmi0.01
Ni in the Oriya language
ନିni41.67
ନୀni22.22
ଣିni19.44
ଣୀni11.11
ଣିତାିnitai2.78
ତପିନିtapini2.78

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ni
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