Niamh Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Niamh Surname User-submission:
This surname was brought over to England with William the Conquerer. It was first recorded in Norfolk and Perthshire. The surname is well distributed across England. It is derived from Old French, lé neve, meaning 'nephew'.
Niamh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Niamh (15,257) may also be a first name.
Niamh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was brought over to England with William the Conquerer. It was first recorded in Norfolk and Perthshire. The surname is well distributed across England. It is derived from Old French, lé neve, meaning 'nephew'.
- dinn315Niamh Demographics
Average Niamh Salary in
England
£27,079
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Niamh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niamh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niamh occurs most in Ireland. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niamh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Niamh is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Niamh reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles. Niamh is also the 45,863rd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,257 people.
The last name Niamh is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 313,929. In Ireland Niamh is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 93 percent live and Munster, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Ireland this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niam | 89 | 6,918 | / |
| Nijam | 80 | 10,710 | / |
| Ngiam | 80 | 2,147 | / |
| Niame | 80 | 499 | / |
| Niham | 80 | 104 | / |
| Ni'am | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gniam | 80 | 9 | / |
| Niaam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Niamk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nniam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niamg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niajm | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nieam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niamt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nianh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Neamh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnamh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niomh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niaym | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noiiam | 73 | 747 | / |
| Nayiam | 73 | 295 | / |
| Nyameh | 73 | 237 | / |
| Nijham | 73 | 73 | / |
| Niasme | 73 | 57 | / |
| Naiyam | 73 | 46 | / |
| Naijam | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nijaam | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nijame | 73 | 28 | / |
| Niamme | 73 | 27 | / |
| Noieam | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nagiam | 73 | 16 | / |
| Najiam | 73 | 9 | / |
| Niankh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Noiyam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nijjam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Niatim | 73 | 7 | / |
| Noijam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Neijam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nihaam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nihame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nianth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nianhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Negiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niangh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naieam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nihgam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gniame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nniamd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niasim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niahan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naaiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuieam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nujiam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nijamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nieham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nyam | 67 | 29,610 | / |
| Nham | 67 | 8,617 | / |
| Nian | 67 | 6,322 | / |
| Gnam | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Njam | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Neam | 67 | 973 | / |
| Niom | 67 | 381 | / |
| Niamova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neheimh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uamniam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naijham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uanniam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngaiyam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nouijam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyammeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnujiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niachim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niahoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nianckh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiaoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niahane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niamque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noojiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnihame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiasem | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niamh
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