Niato Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Niato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Niato (65) may also be a first name.

Niato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niato is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niato? popularity and diffusion

Niato is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Niato reside; 31 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 31 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 65 people.

The surname Niato is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 56 percent are found, Morobe, where 41 percent are found and Bougainville, where 4 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 22 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent are found.

Niato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niato has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niatou912/
Nihato912/
Nijato911/
Niatto911/
Njiatou8310/
Nhiatou834/
Nioatto831/
Gniatou831/
Niastot831/
Nyato805,140/
Gnato80685/
Niata80499/
Nioto80124/
Njato80102/
Nhato8098/
Neato8039/
Nouhiato7730/
Ngniatho771/
Nagiatou771/
Najiatou771/
Niatta732,696/
Nyatho731,320/
Nyatto73295/
Gnatto73269/
Nioata7395/
Nayoto7382/
Njatou7370/
Ngiata7368/
Nyatoo7344/
Gnaito7340/
Nneato7329/
Gnatou7322/
Niatas7320/
Niotou7320/
Njatoh7316/
Nyatou7314/
Gnatos7312/
Ngnato737/
Nyatoh736/
Nyaato734/
Nijata734/
Nyatop733/
Gnatoi732/
Nyoato732/
Nihata732/
Nieoto732/
Nhatho732/
Niotto731/
Gniata731/
Ngeato731/
Njatho731/
Nyahto731/
Nyatoi731/
Nhatoo731/
Nhauto731/
Gneato731/
Ngniathou711/
Ñato67303/
Nyathoa6712/
Ngeatoh6710/
Niotout678/
Gniatta673/
Njeitat673/
Ngnatho673/
Gnattos672/
Nyattho672/
Ngnatto672/
Gnathou672/
Nihaata671/
Nhahato671/
Gnahtuo671/
Ngnatoh671/
Njiateu671/
Nihotto671/
Nya'ato671/
Nyaatho671/
Gnaitto671/

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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 Niato
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