Nia Surname
Approximately 18,108 people bear this surname
Nia Surname User-submission:
Nia is a surname of African-Swahili origin meaning 'aim' or 'purpose'.
Nia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6,584 | 1:20,086 | 2,439 |
| Algeria | 2,861 | 1:13,503 | 2,398 |
| Egypt | 1,159 | 1:79,323 | 7,119 |
| Morocco | 1,125 | 1:30,645 | 4,894 |
| Iran | 1,100 | 1:69,802 | 7,302 |
| DR Congo | 725 | 1:101,903 | 11,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 510 | 1:17,965 | 2,136 |
| India | 462 | 1:1,660,315 | 60,505 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Pakistan | 365 | 1:489,435 | 8,521 |
| Afghanistan | 297 | 1:108,260 | 2,696 |
| United States | 293 | 1:1,237,061 | 87,515 |
| Papua New Guinea | 228 | 1:35,762 | 4,262 |
| Cambodia | 201 | 1:77,050 | 2,178 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Senegal | 108 | 1:134,994 | 1,199 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Burkina Faso | 19 | 1:965,900 | 9,829 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Cook Islands | 17 | 1:1,069 | 244 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
The alternate forms: Nià (4) & Nía (1) are calculated separately.
Nia (172,001) may also be a first name.
Nia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nia is a surname of African-Swahili origin meaning 'aim' or 'purpose'.
- mochimichoNia Demographics
Average Nia Salary in
United States
$45,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nia (Arabic: نيأ, Georgian: ნია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺜﺔ, Hindi: निा, Oriya: ନିଆ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Nià or Nía. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,575th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 402,449 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Nia reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nia is also the 6,102nd most common forename internationally, held by 172,001 people.
Nia is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6,584 people, or 1 in 20,086. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 24 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 18 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 6 percent live.
Nia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nia last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.62% registered with the party.
The amount Nia earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning $59,776 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nia in the Georgian language | ||
| ნია | nia | - |
| Nia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻐﻴﺜﺔ | alghytht | - |
| Nia in the Hindi language | ||
| निा | nia | 90.48 |
| नीआ | ni'a | 3.17 |
| Nia in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଆ | ni'a | 79.55 |
| ନିଆତାି | ni'atai | 4.55 |
| ନିଆଁ | ni'am | 4.55 |
| ନିଆଲ | ni'ala | 2.27 |
| ଣିଆ | ni'a | 2.27 |
| ନୀଆ | ni'a | 2.27 |
| ନିଳ | nila | 2.27 |
| ନିଅ | ni'a | 2.27 |
| Nia in the Arabic language | ||
| نيأ | nya | - |
| نئي | nyy | - |
| نيا | nya | - |
| عنيا | nya | - |
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