Niazi Surname
Approximately 77,433 people bear this surname
Niazi Surname User-submission:
A Central Asian surname, which simply means 'son of Niyaz'. Niyaz is the Bukharian version of the Hebrew name, Menachem, which means 'comforter'. Niyaz also means 'compassion', 'wish' or 'gift' in Persian. The Bukharan Jewish meaning of the name is 'son of Menachem'.
Read More About This SurnameNiazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29,021 | 1:6,156 | 544 |
| Iran | 28,439 | 1:2,700 | 347 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,320 | 1:4,882 | 659 |
| Afghanistan | 4,883 | 1:6,585 | 552 |
| Egypt | 2,258 | 1:40,716 | 4,150 |
| United States | 1,123 | 1:322,760 | 29,402 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| England | 614 | 1:90,746 | 9,782 |
| Iraq | 487 | 1:71,913 | 2,439 |
| Bahrain | 455 | 1:2,964 | 487 |
| India | 341 | 1:2,249,459 | 74,333 |
| Canada | 291 | 1:126,617 | 13,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 264 | 1:34,706 | 3,703 |
| Greece | 147 | 1:75,373 | 12,701 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Sweden | 95 | 1:103,650 | 7,490 |
| Bulgaria | 83 | 1:84,083 | 5,197 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Romania | 53 | 1:378,828 | 31,692 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Oman | 13 | 1:283,690 | 4,528 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Niazi (5,820) may also be a first name.
Niazi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Central Asian surname, which simply means 'son of Niyaz'. Niyaz is the Bukharian version of the Hebrew name, Menachem, which means 'comforter'. Niyaz also means 'compassion', 'wish' or 'gift' in Persian. The Bukharan Jewish meaning of the name is 'son of Menachem'.
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Niazi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Niazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niazi (Arabic: نيازي, Georgian: ნიაზი, Hindi: नियाजी, Marathi: नीयाझी, Oriya: ନିଆଜି, Russian: Ниази) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niazi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,326th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 94,114 people. The last name Niazi is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Niazi are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 87,399th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 5,820 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 29,021 people, or 1 in 6,156. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 50 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 37 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.
Niazi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Niazi surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Niazi are 5.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.49% registered with the party.
The amount Niazi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning 317,928 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.63% less than the national average, earning R 122,076 per year; in United States they earn 27.53% more than the national average, earning $55,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $50,270 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niazi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niazi in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიაზი | niazi | - |
| Niazi in the Marathi language | ||
| नीयाझी | niyajhi | - |
| Niazi in the Hindi language | ||
| नियाजी | niyaji | 89.66 |
| नियाज़ी | niyazi | 6.9 |
| नियाज़ी | niyazi | 3.45 |
| Niazi in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଆଜି | ni'aji | 66.67 |
| ନିୟାଜି | niyaji | 33.33 |
| Niazi in the Russian language | ||
| Ниази | niazi | - |
| Niazi in the Arabic language | ||
| نيازي | nyazy | - |
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