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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Where Does The Last Name Niazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niazi (Arabic: نيازي, Georgian: ნიაზი, Hindi: नियाजी, Marathi: नीयाझी, Oriya: ନିଆଜି, Russian: Ниази) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niazi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Niazi is the 7,326th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 94,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Niazi live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Niazi is also the 87,399th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 5,820 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 29,021 people, or 1 in 6,156. In Pakistan Niazi is most frequent in: Punjab, where 50 percent are found, Sindh, where 28 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan it exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 37 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.
Niazi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Niazi last name are 5.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.49% being 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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