Niapi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Niapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Niapi (24) may also be a first name.

Niapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niapi is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Niapi.

How Common Is The Last Name Niapi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niapi is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Niapi occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Niapi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Niapi is most numerous in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niapis9122/
Nihapi9118/
Niapai912/
Njiapi911/
Niappi911/
Nijapai834/
Naiyapi831/
Ngniapi831/
Gnapi801,705/
Nhapi80827/
Nyapi80320/
Niapa8090/
Njapi8036/
Niape8017/
Niapy804/
Neapi803/
Nijaphai774/
Njapit73852/
Nyapid73209/
Gnappi73119/
Nyappi7326/
Nihape7312/
Nyapie7311/
Njapai739/
Nyapio737/
Nijapa735/
Niappa735/
Njiapa733/
Niapeh733/
Nyaphi732/
Nyapoi732/
Niapes731/
Neapai731/
Neapei731/
Nyapai731/
Nijappa6724/
Gniaper673/
Niapech671/
Gnapihe671/
Nayiape671/
Hniapha671/

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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 Niapi
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