Niass Surname

23,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Niass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal18,3901:793104
Mauritania3,8041:1,076148
Mali2581:65,7711,556
France1251:531,38273,029
Spain891:525,30425,940
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia281:964,13257,058
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Niass (17) may also be a first name.

Niass Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺹ, Russian: Ниасс) is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niass? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,721st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 319,069 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Niass reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The last name Niass is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 18,390 people, or 1 in 793. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Kaolack Region, where 32 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 18 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Senegal this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent reside and Mali, where 1 percent reside.

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 rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niass are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niasse9118,756/
Nieass9173/
N'Iass9122/
Gniass913/
Nniass911/
Nihass911/
Nias891,228/
Njiasse83306/
Gniasse8313/
Niashsd831/
Nyass801,986/
Gnass80618/
Nihas80564/
Nijas80158/
Gnias8035/
Niase8020/
Niash8012/
Nhass8011/
Nhias805/
Niasd803/
Niast803/
Neass802/
N'Ias801/
Nieas801/
Ngias801/
Niaas801/
Njass801/
Nioas801/
Njiassse771/
Niehauss770/
Nia7518,108/
Gnasse73359/
Nihais7349/
Gneiss7334/
Njasse7328/
N'Yass7313/
Nihaus7312/
Naiyas7311/
Nejias7310/
Nehass737/
Naijas736/
Nijash736/
Nnyass735/
Niehas734/
Nihash734/
Nojias732/
Niazst731/
Ne'ass731/
Neashs731/
Gnoiss731/
Nijias731/
Niosse731/
Nagias731/
Njeiss731/
Niahousse711/
Niaz67127,640/
Niehaus6713,202/
Niha674,658/
Niah672,101/
Neas671,621/
Njia671,214/
Nija671,214/
Niat671,110/
Ngia671,011/
Gnas67361/
Nhas67353/
Nios67341/
Niay67284/
Niae67221/
Niap67145/
Niad67128/
Nyas67124/
Niaj6782/
Niasova6731/
Nioa6729/
Gnia6723/
Nnia6721/
Hnia6715/
N'Yasse6714/
Niea6714/
Niaa6714/
Nhia6712/
Nehhass679/
Nougias677/
Najhass677/
Nița676/
Niehoss675/
Njas672/
Ngnasse672/
Nihaspp671/
Néas671/
Niåa671/
Njiosse671/
Nyasseh671/
Nyaassh671/
Niax671/

Niass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺹanyas72.68
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺱanyas12.43
ﺃﻧﻴﺎﺹanyas6.92
ﺍﻧﻴﺺanys2.58
ﻧﻴﺎﺹnyas1.76
ﻧﻴﺎﺱnyas0.59
ﻧﻴﺎﺳﺎnyasa0.12
Niass in the Russian language
Ниассniass-

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Footnotes

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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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