Nioura Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nioura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nioura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1191:34,4112,768
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Nioura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nioura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﻮﺭﻩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nioura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nioura reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 34,411. In Mauritania Nioura is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 87 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 11 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Ioura922/
Niura91108/
Nouioura86172/
Nieora83151/
Nihora8396/
Niuras8313/
Gnoura8312/
Niurai8312/
Nyoura832/
Niurat831/
Nijora831/
Noiura831/
Niurza831/
Neoura830/
Gneoura778/
Niaouro774/
Ngiurai773/
N'Youra773/
Nihouro771/
Nițurad771/
Njourap771/
Nihaura771/
N'Joura771/
Njora731,737/
Njura73895/
Neora7389/
Nyura7371/
Niuro7333/
Nhura7323/
Gnura734/
Ñoura731/
Niúra731/
Nehouray718/
Nayiuras714/
Nijhoray711/
Njoora67385/
Nehura6737/
Gnouro6714/
Nyhora6712/
Nhaura6712/
Njurai6710/
Naioro678/
Nyhura678/
Njuura676/
Najora675/
Nojora675/
Nayora674/
Nițură672/
Nyurai671/
Nheura671/
Njutra671/
Njaura671/
Njoroa671/
Hnjora671/
Nejura671/
Neioro671/
Nhouro671/
Niahourou671/
Niurou671/
Njurah671/
Noihurhad671/
Noyora671/
Nyurah671/

Nioura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nioura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﻮﺭﻩanywrh84.21
ﺍﻧﻴﻮﺭﺍanywra7.89
ﺍﻧﻮﻳﻮﺭanwywr2.63
ﺃﻧﻴﻮﺭﻩanywrh2.63
ﺍﻧﻴﻮﺭﻯanywry2.63

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nioura
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