Niagane Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Niagane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niagane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal651:224,2981,487
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Niagané (1) are calculated separately.

Niagane Last Name Facts

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

Niagane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻏﺎﻧﻰ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Niagané. Click here for further potential spellings of Niagane.

How Common Is The Last Name Niagane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Niagane are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Niagane is most widely held in Senegal, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 224,298. In Senegal it is most prevalent in: Tambacounda Region, where 48 percent live, Saint Louis Region, where 42 percent live and Fatick Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Senegal this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Niagane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niagane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻏﺎﻧﻰanyaghany-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niagane
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