Niavas Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Niavas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Niãvãs (1) are calculated separately.

Niavas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niavas (Hindi: निावास, Marathi: िनवास) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Niãvãs. For other possible spellings of Niavas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niavas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Niavas occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Niavas live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,845,205. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Lagunes District, where 100 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast Niavas is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niava911,080/
Niãvãs891/
Niavah8313/
Niabas832/
Niovas832/
Nieava831/
Nijavat773/
Nyavass771/
Nyavase771/
Niava'a771/
Niaba731,641/
Nyava73975/
Gnava73248/
Niawa7388/
Njava7352/
Neava7333/
Nhava735/
Niavo733/
Niova731/
Nijhavat713/
Njavha6741/
Nyavos6724/
Nihova6713/
Niavatche6713/
Nyabas679/
Nyavaa677/
Niawah675/
Niabau675/
Njiaba674/
Njavai674/
Neawas674/
Nhiawa673/
Neabas672/
Ngiova672/
Nhavai671/
Nijawa671/
Nijaba671/
Nyavasova671/
Niawaz671/
Nyiawa671/

Niavas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niavas in the Marathi language
िनवासinavasa-
Niavas in the Hindi language
निावासniavasa75
निवासnivasa25

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Footnotes

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