Niava Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Niava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,0551:21,8681,603
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Niava (362) may also be a first name.

Niava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niava (Arabic: نيافا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻑ) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niava? popularity and diffusion

Niava is the 340,354th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Niava are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 457,558th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 362 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,055 people, or 1 in 21,868. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 55 percent live, Lagunes District, where 35 percent live and Comoé District, where 4 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niavas9121/
Niavah9113/
Nieava911/
Nijavat833/
Niava'a831/
Niaba801,641/
Nyava80975/
Niave80314/
Gnava80248/
Niavi80239/
Niawa8088/
Njava8052/
Neava8033/
Nhava805/
Niavo803/
Niova801/
Nijhavat773/
Niampa7322,622/
Ngiaba73411/
Nijave73361/
Niaves73263/
Niavis73256/
Niavez7398/
Niavet7364/
Njavha7341/
Niabat7332/
Nianpa7328/
Nihova7313/
Niabah7310/
Nyavaa737/
Niawah735/
Niavie735/
Niabau735/
Njavai734/
Njiaba734/
Nhiawa733/
Niovas732/
Niabas732/
Ngiova732/
Nijawa731/
Nhavai731/
Niaviz731/
Nihavi731/
Nijaba731/
Nyiawa731/
Niampha67118/
Nijabat6739/
Nuhiova6727/
Njiawap6723/
Nyavaya6719/
Nihaviz6711/
Niahawi679/
Nijabad675/
Ngniaba674/
Naiyaba673/
Naiyawa672/
Nihaver672/
Nyavass671/
Nijampa671/
Niahabe671/
Naijaba671/
Nyiawua671/
Gniavou671/
Njiawah671/
Naiyavi671/
Ngniawa671/
Ngiaveh671/
N'Giaba671/
Niaveed671/

Niava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻑanyaf-
Niava in the Arabic language
نيافاnyafa-
نيافيnyafy-

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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 Niava
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