Niou Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Niou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast681:339,28312,260
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Burkina Faso221:834,1869,118
China81:170,915,1968,932
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Niou (21) may also be a first name.

Niou Last Name Facts

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

Niou is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niou? popularity and diffusion

Niou is the 1,290,735th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Niou reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Niou is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 339,283. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 72 percent live, Lacs District, where 13 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 12 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent live.

Niou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niou surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nijou8922/
Niouh8916/
Nieou8911/
Neiou894/
Niaou892/
Nioou891/
Niu862,137,039/
Niahou8015/
Noihou8013/
Gnihou8011/
Nihous806/
Nayiou802/
Neiout801/
Naijou801/
Neihou801/
Niohou801/
Nihout801/
Nieoud800/
Nițu753,085/
Noju751,140/
Njou751,136/
Noyu75863/
Niju75750/
Niut75518/
Njiu75472/
Gnou75443/
Nius75438/
Neou75347/
Ngiu75300/
Nihu75197/
Niuh7559/
Nieu7553/
Niua7537/
Niue7535/
Nhou7520/
Nyou7518/
Neiu754/
Hniu753/
Noiu753/
Nião753/
Niud752/
Néou752/
Niux752/
Niåu751/
Niuy751/
Gniu751/
Nuiu751/
Niuz751/
Nouioui73240/
Nijhout73121/
Neihous7311/
Niehous7310/
Njiohou732/
Niehoud731/
Niehout731/
Nuhiu671,102/
Neyou671,008/
Nhieu67998/
Nehou67224/
Niahu67219/
Nggiu67167/
Ngoju67163/
Ngiau6777/
Nayiu6776/
Njouh6774/
Nauiu6761/
Ngoyu6749/
Nouyu6744/
Naiju6739/
Nihus6737/
Nyouh6736/
Noyou6735/
Nijus6732/
Neous6732/
Neșiu6732/
Nagiu6732/
Naiyu6731/
Niheu6729/
Nihau6726/
Gnouh6723/
Nihut6715/
Nojiu6713/
Neihu6712/
Nijut6712/
Nuihu6712/
Negiu6710/
Ngeou679/
Nyeou677/
Gnius676/
Nuțiu676/
Niehoudt676/
Nijau676/
Nijui675/
Noyuz675/
Nihui675/
Najiu674/
Nijhu674/
Nuiyu674/
Nejiu673/
Nouju673/
Nnoju673/
Gnouy672/
Nihuu672/
Nojuy672/
Gnieu672/
Njiua672/
Nieuh672/
Néhou672/
N'You672/
Noius672/
Nohiu672/
Nyoju671/
Nijoo671/
Neius671/
Nieeu671/
Njouy671/
Njoud671/
Nejou671/
Nojou671/
Noiut671/
Nouyú671/
Ngoiu671/
Ngnou671/
Nijeu671/
Nijoe671/
Nyaou671/
Gneou671/
Njiue671/
Nieyu671/
Nehiu671/
Noyju671/
Noyup671/
Noioe671/
Noiyu671/
Nhius671/

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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 Niou
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