Niun Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Niun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Niun (260) may also be a first name.

Niun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niun (Hindi: निउन) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Niun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niun is the 1,441,361st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Niun reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niun is also the 552,051st most widespread forename worldwide, held by 260 people.

The surname Niun is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 335,162. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sabah, where 91 percent live, Sarawak, where 5 percent live and Johor, where 1 percent live. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niung89164/
Nihun8942/
Ngiun8939/
Nijun8919/
Niune8913/
Niunt892/
Noiun891/
Nioun891/
Niuun891/
Niunk891/
Neiun891/
Noihun8095/
Nihung8031/
Nijung8026/
Niouun8013/
Noiyun8011/
Naijun808/
Nuijun804/
Niusen802/
Noijun801/
Naiyun801/
Nyioun801/
Noiund801/
Njiune801/
Niheun801/
Nihoun801/
Noioun801/
Nyun75599/
Nhun75305/
Njun75169/
Nium7574/
Nión7515/
Gnun752/
Niuhina7324/
Niuchen738/
Niaoune737/
Nijhaun735/
Niuceng733/
Nijusen733/
Gnihoun732/
Niehoun731/
Niahoun731/
Nijum671,897/
Nihon67944/
Njung67921/
Noion67480/
Neion67363/
Nyoun67294/
Gnoun67191/
Noium67116/
Njune6782/
Nijon6781/
Nujun6738/
Nyhun6735/
Naion6732/
Nujon6723/
Noyun6721/
Nuyon6718/
Nihum6716/
Nieon678/
Njoun676/
Nuyun675/
Njuin675/
Nuion674/
Neoun674/
Gnung674/
Nehun674/
Nejun673/
Nyund672/
Neyun672/
Nojun672/
Njium672/
Njunh672/
Nuuijeun671/
Nyuyn671/
Nhoun671/
Nhuyn671/
Nyunn671/
Ngnioune671/
Njeun671/
Nyunk671/
Gnaun670/

Niun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niun in the Hindi language
निउनni'una66.67
नीूनniuna33.33

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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 Niun
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