Niantao Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Niantao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niantao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali4521:37,5421,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Niantao (1,865) may also be a first name.

Niantao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Niantao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Niantao is borne by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niantao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niantao is the 661,581st most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. Niantao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Niantao are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 176,313th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,865 people.

Niantao is most commonly occurring in Mali, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 37,542. Other than Mali it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside and Senegal, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnantao864/
Niontao861/
Nyantaho801/
Nyantoa711/
Nyamtaho671/
Nyantoho671/
Njantouo671/
Nyanto'o671/
Nyantoha671/
Gnontoa571/
Nyamtoho5338/
Gnontoua538/
Njontoua531/
Gnontoho531/

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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 Niantao
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