Niakane Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Niakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Niakane Last Name Facts

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

Niakane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻛﺎﻥ) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niakane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Niakane live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Niakane is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 4,859,781. In Senegal Niakane is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 67 percent live and Matam Region, where 33 percent live. Apart from Senegal it exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niakan921,876/
Nyakane863,599/
Niokane86734/
Niaakan86403/
Niakani86397/
Niakine8629/
Niakene8612/
Nhakane861/
Neakane861/
Njakane861/
Niakang861/
Niakana861/
Niaakani8069/
Nyakhane8046/
Nyakanea8041/
Niockane809/
Njakanje809/
Naiyakan801/
Nihakani801/
Niakhani801/
Nyakan77158/
Niokan772/
Niaqan771/
Njakan771/
Niazkhani75228/
Nyakayine751/
Nyakana711,837/
Nyakani7197/
Nyokane7169/
Gnokane7152/
Nyakine7144/
Nyakone7113/
Nhokane7110/
Njakana718/
Njakani718/
Nyakhan715/
Niocane715/
Nyakayenje713/
Gnakani713/
Nyakene712/
Niakoun712/
Njiokan711/
Niogkan711/
Gniacan711/
Gnakang711/
Nyakayange711/
Niokene711/
Njakain711/
Njiakam711/
Niaakam711/
Ngiokan711/
Niaquan711/
Nyakajonje711/
Njokane711/
Nyakaana67865/
Nyakangi67845/
Nyatkani6782/
Ngniakam6728/
Nyakanyi6727/
Nyakanna677/
Niakonhi672/
Nnyakana672/
Nyazkhan672/
Nyakonge672/
Gnakonhe671/
Gnahakan671/
Nyakoune671/
Nyakoene671/
Ngnakang671/
Njazkhan671/

Niakane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niakane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻛﺎﻥanywkan-

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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 Niakane
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