Niava Surname
Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname
Niava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,055 | 1:21,868 | 1,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niavas | 91 | 21 | / |
| Niavah | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nieava | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nijavat | 83 | 3 | / |
| Niava'a | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niaba | 80 | 1,641 | / |
| Nyava | 80 | 975 | / |
| Niave | 80 | 314 | / |
| Gnava | 80 | 248 | / |
| Niavi | 80 | 239 | / |
| Niawa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Njava | 80 | 52 | / |
| Neava | 80 | 33 | / |
| Nhava | 80 | 5 | / |
| Niavo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nijhavat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Niampa | 73 | 22,622 | / |
| Ngiaba | 73 | 411 | / |
| Nijave | 73 | 361 | / |
| Niaves | 73 | 263 | / |
| Niavis | 73 | 256 | / |
| Niavez | 73 | 98 | / |
| Niavet | 73 | 64 | / |
| Njavha | 73 | 41 | / |
| Niabat | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nianpa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Nihova | 73 | 13 | / |
| Niabah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nyavaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Niawah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Niavie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Niabau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Njavai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njiaba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nhiawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Niovas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niabas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngiova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nijawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niaviz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nihavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nijaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niampha | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nijabat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nuhiova | 67 | 27 | / |
| Njiawap | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nyavaya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nihaviz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Niahawi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nijabad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngniaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naiyaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naiyawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nihaver | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyavass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijampa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niahabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniavou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiaveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Giaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niaveed | 67 | 1 | / |
Niava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻑ | anyaf | - |
| Niava in the Arabic language | ||
| نيافا | nyafa | - |
| نيافي | nyafy | - |
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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 Niava
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