Niakan Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Niakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,7221:44,5895,088
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Niakan (17) may also be a first name.

Niakan Last Name Facts

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

Niakan occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niakan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,358th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,884,619 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Niakan reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Niakan is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,722 people, or 1 in 44,589. In Iran Niakan is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 23 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Niakan occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Niakan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niakan last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

The amount Niakan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 255.99% more than the national average, earning R 845,964 per year and in United States they earn 32.53% more than the national average, earning $57,187 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niaakan92403/
Niakane924/
Niakang921/
Naiyakan861/
Nyakan83158/
Niokan832/
Njakan831/
Niaqan831/
Niokane77734/
Nyakhan775/
Niakoun772/
Niogkan771/
Niaquan771/
Gniacan771/
Ngiokan771/
Niaakam771/
Njiakam771/
Njiokan771/
Njakain771/
Njakane771/
Gnakang771/
Nyakhane7146/
Ngniakam7128/
Niockane719/
Nyazkhan712/
Ngnakang711/
Njazkhan711/
Gnahakan711/
Nyakon6737/
Njokan672/
Niokon671/
Nyokan671/
Njakon671/
Neokan671/
Niacon670/

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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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  • 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 Niakan
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