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 more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 65 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 56 percent are found, Morobe, where 41 percent are found and Bougainville, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niato surname expanded 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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