Niassa Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

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

Niassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso511:359,8455,851
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Niassa (226) may also be a first name.

Niassa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niassa is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Niassa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niassa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Niassa reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 598,137th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 226 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 359,845. In Burkina Faso Niassa is most frequent in: Centre-Est Region, where 84 percent live, Est Region, where 14 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 27 percent live and Senegal, where 11 percent live.

Niassa Last Name Statistics demography

Niassa earn less than half the average income. In Colombia they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning $10,857,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niaïssa92110/
Niassai921/
Niasa91210/
Niasshea861/
Njiassah861/
Niasse8318,756/
Niassy832,456/
Nyassa831,616/
Niasso83174/
Niasha8358/
Gnassa8328/
Niasah8326/
Neassa8324/
Niassi8310/
Nhassa8310/
Ngiasa838/
Niasoa834/
Nniasa833/
Njassa833/
Niassé833/
Niasia832/
Nihasa832/
Niasos832/
Niasat831/
Gnaissa77636/
Njiasse77306/
Nihasha77277/
Gnaïssa77213/
Njassap7749/
Ngnassa7717/
Gniasse7713/
Nyassah7712/
Niassos7711/
Niashad7710/
Nniasha774/
Gniassy773/
Nihasad773/
Niasest773/
Nayossa773/
Njiatsa772/
Niatsos772/
Nehassa772/
Nhiassi771/
Najiasa771/
Niassou771/
Njiassi771/
Njassah771/
Nnyassa771/
Niossat771/
Nyassoa771/
Gnassah771/
Gnassaî771/
Gnassea771/
Gniatsa771/
Nyaïssa771/
Nyasa732,118/
Niaza73402/
Niasi73193/
Neasa7328/
Nhasa7327/
Niaso7324/
Niase7320/
Njasa7316/
Gnasa7312/
Niaxa731/
N'Gnassa7125/
Niaashaa711/
Ngniassi711/
Niaoussi711/
Njiassse711/
Naiyasap711/
Niadshah711/
Nyassi676,577/
Nyasha671,955/
Niasih67480/
Gnassi67445/
Gnasse67359/
Gnasso67320/
Nyasse67206/
Njossa67119/
Niazai67117/
Ngiase6748/
Nyasso6745/
Ngiasi6742/
Njasse6728/
Niazza6725/
Nyaasa6722/
Neasha6720/
Gnassy6716/
Njassi6716/
Niazay6715/
Niacha6714/
Nyossa6712/
Nhassi6711/
Niaseh6710/
Niashi678/
Neasse677/
Najosa677/
Nyasah676/
Nihasi675/
Ngiosa675/
Nihaza674/
Nhasse674/
Niossi674/
Niosso674/
Niasou674/
Nyasai674/
Gnossa673/
Nyassy672/
Neasea672/
Niaazi672/
Nijadshah672/
Nyassé672/
Nyhasa672/
Nyahsa671/
Nyasau671/
Nhasha671/
Niasee671/
Niosad671/
Niahousse671/
Niasie671/
Njiaza671/
Njasah671/
Njasap671/
Njasso671/
Njeisa671/
Niosse671/
Nijasi671/
Gnasha671/
Njasha671/
Niaasi671/
Niaaze671/
Niasid671/
Niatsi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niassa
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