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
Niang (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ, Hindi: नैंग, Russian: Нианг) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,846th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,639 people. Niang is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Niang reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 151,482nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 2,400 people.
Niang is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 252,228 people, or 1 in 58. In Senegal Niang is most common in: Dakar Region, where 29 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 16 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Senegal this surname exists in 98 countries. It is also found 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 last name are 16.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.91% registered with 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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