Niv Surname

143,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Israel

Niv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,5991:9,686944
Israel1,1641:7,3521,135
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Thailand901:784,870127,251
India271:28,409,829361,298
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Niv (5,970) may also be a first name.

Niv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niv (Hindi: नीव, Marathi: नीव, Russian: Нив) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Niv.

How Common Is The Last Name Niv? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 143,154th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,346,280 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Niv are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Niv is also the 85,937th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 5,970 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,599 people, or 1 in 9,686. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 18 percent live, Battambang Province, where 10 percent live and Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Niv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niv surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niv earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 301.13% more than the national average, earning R 953,244 per year and in United States they earn 28.72% more than the national average, earning $55,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngiv86155/
Noiv8649/
Niev8641/
Naiv8629/
Nivø868/
Neiv867/
Nivs866/
Nhiv865/
Nijv863/
Niov861/
Nivz861/
Nisv861/
Nitv861/
Nivh861/
Nihv861/
Gniv860/
Nhiev7519/
Ngoiv7515/
Nhaiv757/
Nivsh755/
Nishv752/
Nip674,560/
Nib673,490/
Nev671,828/
Nif6788/
Niw6760/
Nyv6715/
Nipova675/
Njv674/
Nivova673/
Nibova673/
Nhv672/
Nağiev672/
Nuhiev672/
Niëvëz671/
Neivtt671/

Niv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niv in the Marathi language
नीवniva-
Niv in the Hindi language
नीवniva84.44
निवniva13.33
नाइवna'iva2.22
Niv in the Russian language
Нивniv-

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