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
The last name Nianta (Oriya: ନିଆ) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nianta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 408,463rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nianta live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nianta is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 23 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 22,111. In Burkina Faso Nianta is primarily concentrated in: Nord Region, where 38 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 21 percent reside and Centre-Nord Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Burkina Faso it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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