Nian Surname
Approximately 6,322 people bear this surname
Nian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,662 | 1:822,696 | 278 |
| Cambodia | 1,588 | 1:9,753 | 947 |
| Taiwan | 1,521 | 1:15,414 | 240 |
| Indonesia | 573 | 1:230,801 | 21,387 |
| Ivory Coast | 216 | 1:106,811 | 5,463 |
| Malaysia | 157 | 1:187,861 | 11,202 |
| Philippines | 105 | 1:964,174 | 84,481 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Burkina Faso | 29 | 1:632,831 | 7,862 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Nian (222,810) may also be a first name.
Nian Demographics
Average Nian Salary in
United States
$37,937 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nian (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻥ, Hindi: निां, Marathi: ीान, Oriya: ନିଆଁ, Russian: Ниан) has its highest incidence in China. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nian? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nian is the 77,370th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,152,728 people. The last name Nian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Nian are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 4,693rd most common forename on earth It is held by 222,810 people.
This last name is most widespread in China, where it is held by 1,662 people, or 1 in 822,696. Other than China it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 25 percent are found and Taiwan, where 24 percent are found.
Nian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nian surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nian last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Nian earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.08% less than the national average, earning $37,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $54,904 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nian in the Hindi language | ||
| निां | niam | - |
| Nian in the Marathi language | ||
| ीान | iana | - |
| Nian in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଆଁ | ni'am | 88.89 |
| ନିଆନ | ni'ana | 6.67 |
| ନିଆନ୍ | ni'an | 2.22 |
| ନିଅନ | ni'ana | 2.22 |
| Nian in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻥ | anyan | 57.14 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻩ | anyah | 28.57 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﻥ | nyan | 14.29 |
| Nian in the Russian language | ||
| Ниан | nian | - |
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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 Nian
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