Niaw Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Niaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Niaw (122) may also be a first name.
Niaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niaw is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Niaw is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Niaw reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Niaw is also the 844,248th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 122 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 25,309,556. In The Philippines Niaw is primarily found in: Mimaropa, where 100 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyiaw | 89 | 15 | / |
| Niawe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Njiaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nojiaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nihawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niab | 75 | 1,627 | / |
| Niav | 75 | 1,362 | / |
| Niaf | 75 | 600 | / |
| Nyaw | 75 | 356 | / |
| Gnaw | 75 | 17 | / |
| Njaw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Niow | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nhaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nayiawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiav | 67 | 101 | / |
| Njawe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Njauw | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nijab | 67 | 35 | / |
| Niafe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nihab | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngeaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nayow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naiow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nijaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nihaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hniaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyahw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nihav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niasv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhiab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijav | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Niaw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis