Niswa Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Niswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 332 | 1:398,341 | 33,813 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
Niswa (976) may also be a first name.
Niswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niswa (Oriya: ନିା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Niswa.
How Common Is The Last Name Niswa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 821,713th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname Niswa is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Niswa live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niswa is also the 257,954th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 976 people.
Niswa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 398,341. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 46 percent live, Central Java, where 22 percent live and North Sumatra, where 14 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niswah | 91 | 1,755 | / |
| Nishwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nhiswa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naiswea | 83 | 89 | / |
| Nisva | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nisba | 80 | 50 | / |
| Neswa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nuswa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nisua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niswe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naisewua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naiswaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nishwadh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngisua | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ngeswa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Naisua | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nyoswa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nishua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nitsua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nyswah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nuyswa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naiswe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nishva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nushwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neswea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nisbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niosua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nisbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niswis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nisvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nisvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nishba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neisba | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ngaiswe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nisuhah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Neshwat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nishvas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noisuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neshway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngesway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nushwai | 67 | 1 | / |
Niswa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niswa in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିା | nia | - |
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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 Niswa
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