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'.
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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 most common in Indonesia. It may occur as: Nià or Nía. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nia is the 29,575th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 402,449 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Nia live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,102nd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 172,001 people.
The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6,584 people, or 1 in 20,086. In Indonesia Nia is mostly found in: West Java, where 24 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 18 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 12 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 6 percent live.
Nia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nia last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.62% being registered with the political 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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