Niangue Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Niangue 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.
Niangue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 87 | 1:265,187 | 10,377 |
| Congo | 69 | 1:72,306 | 6,384 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| Senegal | 25 | 1:583,174 | 2,343 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Niangue (34) may also be a first name.
Niangue 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.
Niangue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niangue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niangue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niangue? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,129,067th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Niangue live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 34 people.
This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 265,187. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Comoé District, where 71 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live and Lagunes District, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 32 percent live and Mauritania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niangue Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niangue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ | anyank | 72.73 |
| ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ | anyank | 18.18 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻕ | anyaq | 9.09 |
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