Niah Surname

198,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Senegal

Niah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2191:108,49011,110
Senegal5721:25,488593
Mauritania1171:34,9992,803
Malaysia601:491,57024,692
Liberia341:129,6639,726
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
India111:69,733,217610,955
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England41:13,929,515290,718
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Niah (13,730) may also be a first name.

Niah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niah (Arabic: نئيه, Bengali: মিঞা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻩ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,900th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,468,608 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Niah reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 49,327th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 13,730 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,219 people, or 1 in 108,490. In Indonesia Niah is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 18 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 13 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 27 percent live and Mauritania, where 6 percent live.

Niah Last Name Statistics demography

Niah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njiah89469/
Niahu89219/
Niach89154/
Ngiah89139/
Niaha8985/
Nihah8952/
Niash8912/
Niaah896/
Nieah893/
N'Iah892/
Nniah891/
Nia8618,108/
Nagiah801,134/
Najiah80610/
Naiyah8058/
Ngniah8017/
Niahou8015/
Naijah8011/
Nihadh8010/
Nijash806/
Nihash804/
Njiaha803/
Nayiah802/
N'Niah801/
Nijaph801/
Hniach801/
Gniath801/
Niaz75127,640/
Nyah758,068/
Niha754,658/
Njah753,324/
Niho752,755/
Nias751,228/
Njia751,214/
Nija751,214/
Niat751,110/
Ngia751,011/
Neah75577/
Niay75284/
Niae75221/
Nioh75204/
Niap75145/
Niad75128/
Niaj7582/
Nioa7529/
Gnia7523/
Nnia7521/
Hnia7515/
Niea7514/
Niaa7514/
Nhia7512/
Nița756/
Niåa751/
Nihaadh7338/
Ngajiah7312/
Nugiaha735/
Naajiah731/
Nijhath731/
Nihadch731/
Nihahaj731/
Niashsd731/
Naaiiah731/
Nouijah731/
Nayiaha731/
Najiaah731/
Naaiyah731/
Naiya6792,583/
Nihei6728,452/
Niass6722,840/
Nihad675,221/
Nagia672,187/
Najia672,130/
Nijai671,689/
Noiya67698/
Ngiay67698/
Naija67647/
Nihas67564/
Nyahe67535/
Nijap67497/
Noija67390/
Nayia67363/
Nijad67314/
Nihou67293/
Nyaah67293/
Njioh67284/
Nehah67263/
Nihat67254/
Nogia67211/
Nijat67176/
Nuija67170/
Nyath67168/
Gniaź67167/
Nijas67158/
Nijay67157/
Nejia67156/
Gnach67154/
Nggia67148/
Nihot67147/
Njaha67146/
Neija67133/
Ngnia67114/
Ngiau6777/
Negia6776/
Nojia6761/
Niňaj6758/
Nyoah6753/
Gnahs6746/
Nyaha6743/
Nihaj6741/
Njaah6741/
Nihaz6737/
Najha6736/
Gnias6735/
Niaee6734/
Njeah6734/
Nugia6733/
Niaie6732/
Nuiya6731/
Niheu6729/
Nihoa6727/
Nihau6726/
Nieoh6723/
Ngiai6723/
Gniaz6721/
Njaih6721/
Nijja6720/
Nnyah6720/
Niaei6719/
Nhija6719/
Hniat6717/
Nijia6717/
Neiya6716/
Nujia6716/
Nijaz6715/
Niaaz6715/
Njeih6714/
Nihoi6713/
Nihay6711/
Nijha6710/
Ngiha6710/
Niayz6710/
Naaia6710/
Nihaa6710/
Nyiea6710/
Hniad6710/
Niayi679/
Hneah678/
Gniaś677/
Neyia676/
Gnash676/
Njiap676/
Nihai676/
Najho676/
Nihoz676/
Nioch676/
Nijau676/
Nhias675/
Nihos675/
Naiia675/
Nihap675/
Nițaș674/
Noyia674/
N'Nia674/
Nhiha673/
Niasd673/
Nijaa673/
Niaiy673/
Nijoa673/
N'Jah673/
Nnija673/
Ngiaa673/
Nyahh673/
Niast673/
Njash673/
Gniha673/
Ngioh673/
Nihoh673/
Nuiia673/
N'Yah672/
Nieha672/
Gniat672/
Gnaah672/
Njaph672/
Nieho672/
Nihha672/
Nihho672/
N'Gia672/
Niaou672/
Niazt672/
Nuyia672/
H'Nia672/
Nieaj671/
N'Ias671/
Neahy671/
Nihatsch671/
Nihod671/
Ngiho671/
Hhnia671/
Gnadh671/
Nyhah671/
Nnjia671/
Vãnia671/
Ngiea671/
N'Jia671/
Niaas671/
Niaat671/
Njoih671/
Njhah671/
Njiea671/
Nniaz671/
Nniha671/
Nioph671/
Gnaih671/
Gniho671/
Njauh671/
Njath671/
Nihop671/
Nhiad671/
Niatt671/
Niazz671/

Niah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niah in the Bengali language
মিঞাmina-
Niah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻩanyah63.33
ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻩanyah20
ﺍﻧﻴﺢanyh10
ﻧﻴﺎﻩnyah3.33
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻩalbah3.33
Niah in the Arabic language
نئيهnyyh-

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Footnotes

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