Niui Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Niui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Niui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niui is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niui? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Niui is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Niui live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.

This surname is most frequently held in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 36,252. In The Solomon Islands Niui is primarily concentrated in: Isabel Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account The Solomon Islands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niuai891/
Niuis891/
Gnioui80207/
Njioui80170/
Hnioui802/
Niehui801/
Niuhai801/
Nyui751,463/
Niue7535/
Niehuis73359/
Neoui67134/
Nyuid676/
Nyuip676/
Niuer674/
Nyaui674/
Niues674/
Gnoui673/
Nyuih672/
Nioue672/
Niehhuis671/
Njiue671/
Niuez671/
Niouy670/

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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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  • 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 Niui
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