Niey Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Niey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Niey (5) may also be a first name.
Niey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niey occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Niey is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Niey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Niey live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Niey is most prevalent in: North Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon Niey occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
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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 Niey
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