Niani Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Niani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Pakistan | 51 | 1:3,502,821 | 26,594 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Niani (970) may also be a first name.
Niani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niani (Oriya: ନିଆଣୀ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 919,444th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Niani reside; 32 percent reside in Central Africa and 32 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Niani is also the 258,826th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 970 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niani in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଆଣୀ | ni'ani | 60 |
| ନିଆଣି | ni'ani | 40 |
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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 Niani
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