Niack Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Niack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Niack Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal2481:58,788852
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niack Last Name Facts

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

Niack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻙ) occurs more in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niack? popularity and diffusion

Niack is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Niack reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 58,788. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Diourbel Region, where 61 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 21 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Senegal Niack is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niackh912/
Niacke912/
Njiack911/
Niak89526/
Niac8932/
Gniackh835/
Niakh802,057/
Nijak80827/
Nyack80457/
Niake8028/
Nioac8011/
Niaak8010/
Gnack808/
Nihak804/
Njack802/
Niakk802/
Niazc802/
Ngiac802/
Gniak801/
Niayk801/
Nihac801/
Niaks801/
Niadk801/
Gnacke73255/
Naiyak73111/
Niocke7380/
Niakhe7367/
Njiake7334/
Najock7320/
Nyacke7316/
Nayiak7315/
Gniakh733/
Niassc731/
Nihadk731/
N'Jack731/
Naijak731/
Njeick731/
Nyak6719,205/
Niok6721/
Niag6713/
Njak677/
Nioc675/
Neac673/
Nyac672/
Gnaucke672/
Niakova672/
Niax671/
Neujack671/
Njac671/
Naijhac671/
Gnac671/
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Niack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niack in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻙanyak-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Niack
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