Niang Surname
Approximately 295,771 people bear this surname
Niang Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Deme clan, of the Wolof people. The clan's totem is the donkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become donkeys when they die.
Niang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 252,228 | 1:58 | 13 |
| Mali | 14,520 | 1:1,169 | 130 |
| Mauritania | 11,007 | 1:372 | 49 |
| France | 3,013 | 1:22,045 | 2,563 |
| Myanmar | 2,726 | 1:19,053 | 403 |
| India | 2,307 | 1:332,495 | 18,348 |
| Spain | 2,120 | 1:22,053 | 2,392 |
| Morocco | 1,500 | 1:22,984 | 3,586 |
| Guinea | 1,335 | 1:8,864 | 315 |
| Gabon | 859 | 1:2,199 | 375 |
| United States | 793 | 1:457,073 | 39,063 |
| Indonesia | 646 | 1:204,720 | 19,346 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Ivory Coast | 327 | 1:70,554 | 3,962 |
| Cambodia | 250 | 1:61,949 | 1,985 |
| Brazil | 192 | 1:1,114,970 | 38,938 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| China | 134 | 1:10,203,892 | 641 |
| Italy | 129 | 1:474,083 | 49,291 |
| Congo | 129 | 1:38,675 | 3,672 |
| Burkina Faso | 120 | 1:152,934 | 3,867 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Belgium | 111 | 1:103,573 | 15,679 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Gambia | 49 | 1:39,254 | 219 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Central African Republic | 25 | 1:180,616 | 58 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Niang (2,400) may also be a first name.
Niang Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Deme clan, of the Wolof people. The clan's totem is the donkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become donkeys when they die.
Niang Demographics
Niang Political Affiliation
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Niang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niang (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ, Hindi: नैंग, Russian: Нианг) is found most frequently in Senegal. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,846th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,639 people. The last name Niang occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Niang are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 151,482nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,400 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 252,228 people, or 1 in 58. In Senegal Niang is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 29 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 16 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Senegal it exists in 98 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 5 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.
Niang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Niang surname are 16.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.91% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Niang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.34% less than the national average, earning €3,202 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.03% less than the national average, earning R 99,732 per year; in United States they earn 30.25% less than the national average, earning $30,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.92% less than the national average, earning $33,329 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niang in the Hindi language | ||
| नैंग | nainga | - |
| Niang in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ | anyank | 66.78 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻙ | anyak | 6.71 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﻨﻚ | anynk | 6.48 |
| ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ | anyank | 5.35 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ | nyank | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻎ | anyangh | 3.19 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﻚ | anyk | 2.43 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﻧﻎ | nyangh | 0.19 |
| ﺟﻴﺎﻧﻚ | jyank | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻳﺎﻧﻚ | ayank | 0.04 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﻧﻚ | ajank | 0.04 |
| ﻧﺎﻧﻚ | nank | 0.04 |
| Niang in the Russian language | ||
| Нианг | niang | - |
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