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
Average Niang Salary in
United States
$30,096 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Niang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niang (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ, Hindi: नैंग, Russian: Нианг) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Niang is the 1,846th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 24,639 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Niang reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Niang is also the 151,482nd most common first name on earth, borne by 2,400 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 252,228 people, or 1 in 58. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 29 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 16 percent live and Thiès Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Senegal this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 5 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.
Niang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Niang are 16.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.91% being registered with the 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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Footnotes
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