Nianta Surname
Approximately 856 people bear this surname
Nianta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 830 | 1:22,111 | 1,468 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nianta (23) may also be a first name.
Nianta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nianta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nianta (Oriya: ନିଆ) is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nianta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nianta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 408,463rd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nianta reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename globally, held by 23 people.
The last name Nianta is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 22,111. In Burkina Faso Nianta is mostly found in: Nord Region, where 38 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 21 percent live and Centre-Nord Region, where 12 percent live. Besides Burkina Faso this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nianta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nianta in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଆ | ni'a | - |
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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 Nianta
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