Niank Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Niank Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Niank Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niank Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niank is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niank? popularity and diffusion
The last name Niank is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Niank is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Niank live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,915,868. In Senegal Niank is primarily found in: Diourbel Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Senegal this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nianke | 91 | 30 | / |
| Niankh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nianck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njianke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nianckh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niang | 80 | 295,771 | / |
| Nyank | 80 | 5 | / |
| Niamk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nhank | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiang | 73 | 302 | / |
| N'Iang | 73 | 265 | / |
| Njanke | 73 | 52 | / |
| Nihang | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hniang | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gniang | 73 | 6 | / |
| Njiang | 73 | 4 | / |
| Niaang | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyanks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nijang | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niangh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nniang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nioang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najonk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niangue | 67 | 214 | / |
| Noiiang | 67 | 102 | / |
| Nagiang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naiyang | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Yanke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngniang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nianque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnatink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaneke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neijang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayiang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Niank
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