Niob Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Niob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Niob Last Name Facts

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

Niob is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niob? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Niob reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Niob is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 22 percent reside and South Sudan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niobz891/
Niobë891/
Nib863,490/
Nagiob8015/
Naib7512,047/
Noyb753,616/
Noib752,189/
Niab751,627/
Neib75321/
Nieb75182/
Niof7556/
Niop7548/
Ngib7529/
Nibs7517/
Nhib7514/
Nisb7511/
Nibh756/
Neob756/
Nyob756/
Nitb755/
Njob755/
Niow755/
Nnib752/
Nibz751/
Gnob751/
Nibp751/
Nihb751/
Nijb751/
Nibt751/
Néib751/
Niov751/
Ngiab67296/
Nhaib67219/
Nihof6774/
Nijab6735/
Hneib6726/
Nayob6721/
Nihab6718/
Naibh6716/
Ngiop6713/
Hnaib678/
Ngoib677/
Nibch676/
Nitbh676/
Ngaib675/
Niope674/
Naitb674/
Nuyob674/
Naiow674/
Gniop673/
Niofe672/
Najob671/
Nihop671/
Naisb671/
Nhijb671/
Niopp671/
Gnoob671/
Gneib671/
Nichb671/
Njiov671/
Naaib671/
Nhiab671/
Nioph671/
Niohf671/
Nibss671/
Naijb671/
Noybz671/
Nujob671/
Nisbt670/

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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 Niob
  • 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