Niniso Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Niniso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niniso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Niniso (21) may also be a first name.

Niniso Last Name Facts

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

Niniso is most common in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niniso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niniso is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Niniso occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Niniso are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 67 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nainisso861/
Ninico838/
Ninisa837/
Ninuso832/
Ngeniso7780/
Ningisa7713/
Nainisa778/
Ninidjo776/
Ninitsa775/
Ninisha774/
Nginisa771/
Nyoniso771/
Nninisa771/
Noinisa771/
Naingisa71702/
Niongisa7127/
Nionissa714/
Nainisah713/
Nainissa711/
Nainisha711/
Nunisa678,726/
Neneso6726/
Ninija6714/
Ninaichop6711/
Ninusa674/
Nenisa673/
Ninica673/
Niniza672/
Nainaisah671/
Nineco671/
Ninezo671/
Ninesa671/
Nuneso671/
Nenhso671/

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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 Niniso
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis