Niazov Surname

95,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Niazov 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'.

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Niazov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan1,9591:15,7882,518
Kazakhstan1,7761:9,9561,546
Russia5371:268,38628,077
Tajikistan2911:28,8201,372
Georgia1321:28,3754,542
Turkmenistan1111:49,451925
Kyrgyzstan691:86,56010,974
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Niazov 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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Niazov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niazov (Georgian: ნიაზოვი, Russian: Ниазов) is found most frequently in Uzbekistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niazov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niazov is the 95,510th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,462,775 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Niazov are found; 84 percent are found in Central Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname Niazov is most frequent in Uzbekistan, where it is borne by 1,959 people, or 1 in 15,788. Without taking into account Uzbekistan Niazov exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 36 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Niazov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niazov surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Niazov earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niazova925,243/
Nijazov922/
Nijazova865/
Nijazovs861/
Niazof83108/
Niazow8314/
Niasov8313/
Nyazov8312/
Neazov831/
Niazob831/
Niozov831/
Niaziev7738/
Niasova7731/
Niazoff7714/
Nyazova775/
Niozova772/
Njyazov771/
Nyazev67134/
Nyazof6710/
Neasov676/
Niazaf672/
Nyasov671/

Niazov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niazov in the Georgian language
ნიაზოვიniazovi85.34
ნიაზოვniazov14.66
Niazov in the Russian language
Ниазовniazov-

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