Niai Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Niai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3611:2,124,83571,557
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Niai (922) may also be a first name.

Niai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niai (Oriya: ନିଆଇ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 694,796th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Niai are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 266,800th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 922 people.

The surname Niai is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 2,124,835. In India Niai is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Odisha, where 0 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India Niai is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niahi8994/
Niaie8932/
Niaei8919/
Nniai893/
Niaiz892/
Niaid891/
Niais891/
Noiyai80685/
Nayiai8069/
Najiai8035/
Nijaai805/
Niayio804/
Niaish803/
Neiyai801/
Nyai751,423/
Nioi751,010/
Niae75221/
Neai7533/
Niahahi7315/
Najiaei736/
Nnajiai731/
Nihae67356/
Niahe67113/
Nijaj6741/
Niaee6734/
Nyaie6715/
Nyaid6714/
Niaez675/
Nijae674/
Nijaa673/
Nyaip672/
Ngniayie672/
'Nyai671/
Njyai671/
Neaih671/
Gnaai671/
Niaaj671/

Niai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niai in the Oriya language
ନିଆଇni'a'i-

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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
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  • 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 Niai
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