Nisau Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Nisau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Nisau (126) may also be a first name.
Nisau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nisau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nisau (Bengali: নিসাউ, Hindi: निसऊ) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nisau.
How Common Is The Last Name Nisau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nisau is the 1,168,344th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Nisau live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nisau is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 126 people.
Nisau is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 216,869. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 90 percent live, Terengganu, where 6 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nisau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nisau in the Bengali language | ||
| নিসাউ | nisa'u | - |
| Nisau in the Hindi language | ||
| निसऊ | nisa'u | 25 |
| निसौ | nisau | 25 |
| निसाऊ | nisa'u | 25 |
| निषाउ | nisa'u | 12.5 |
| नीसौ | nisau | 12.5 |
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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
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- 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 Nisau
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