Niass Surname
Approximately 22,840 people bear this surname
Niass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 18,390 | 1:793 | 104 |
| Mauritania | 3,804 | 1:1,076 | 148 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Spain | 89 | 1:525,304 | 25,940 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Niass (17) may also be a first name.
Niass Demographics
Average Niass Salary in
United States
$23,517 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Niass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺹ, Russian: Ниасс) is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Niass click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niass? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,721st most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 319,069 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Niass are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 18,390 people, or 1 in 793. In Senegal Niass is most prevalent in: Kaolack Region, where 32 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 18 percent are found and Dakar Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Senegal it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and Mali, where 1 percent are found.
Niass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Niass has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Niass last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Niass Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Niass last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Niass earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 62.14% less than the national average, earning R 89,976 per year and in United States they earn 45.5% less than the national average, earning $23,517 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niasse | 91 | 18,756 | / |
| Nieass | 91 | 73 | / |
| N'Iass | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gniass | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nniass | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nihass | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nias | 89 | 1,228 | / |
| Njiasse | 83 | 306 | / |
| Gniasse | 83 | 13 | / |
| Niashsd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyass | 80 | 1,986 | / |
| Gnass | 80 | 618 | / |
| Nihas | 80 | 564 | / |
| Nijas | 80 | 158 | / |
| Gnias | 80 | 35 | / |
| Niase | 80 | 20 | / |
| Niash | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nhass | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nhias | 80 | 5 | / |
| Niasd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niast | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neass | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Ias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nieas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niaas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nioas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njiassse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niehauss | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nia | 75 | 18,108 | / |
| Gnasse | 73 | 359 | / |
| Nihais | 73 | 49 | / |
| Gneiss | 73 | 34 | / |
| Njasse | 73 | 28 | / |
| N'Yass | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nihaus | 73 | 12 | / |
| Naiyas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nejias | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nehass | 73 | 7 | / |
| Naijas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nijash | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nnyass | 73 | 5 | / |
| Niehas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nihash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nojias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niazst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ne'ass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neashs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnoiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nijias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niosse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nagias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niahousse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niaz | 67 | 127,640 | / |
| Niehaus | 67 | 13,202 | / |
| Niha | 67 | 4,658 | / |
| Niah | 67 | 2,101 | / |
| Neas | 67 | 1,621 | / |
| Njia | 67 | 1,214 | / |
| Nija | 67 | 1,214 | / |
| Niat | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Ngia | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Gnas | 67 | 361 | / |
| Nhas | 67 | 353 | / |
| Nios | 67 | 341 | / |
| Niay | 67 | 284 | / |
| Niae | 67 | 221 | / |
| Niap | 67 | 145 | / |
| Niad | 67 | 128 | / |
| Nyas | 67 | 124 | / |
| Niaj | 67 | 82 | / |
| Niasova | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nioa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gnia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nnia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hnia | 67 | 15 | / |
| N'Yasse | 67 | 14 | / |
| Niea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Niaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nhia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nehhass | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nougias | 67 | 7 | / |
| Najhass | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nița | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niehoss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nihaspp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niåa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyasseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaassh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niax | 67 | 1 | / |
Niass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺹ | anyas | 72.68 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺱ | anyas | 12.43 |
| ﺃﻧﻴﺎﺹ | anyas | 6.92 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺺ | anys | 2.58 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﺹ | nyas | 1.76 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﺱ | nyas | 0.59 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﺳﺎ | nyasa | 0.12 |
| Niass in the Russian language | ||
| Ниасс | niass | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niass
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