Nivani Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nivani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nivani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
India241:31,961,058386,265
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nivani (310) may also be a first name.

Nivani Last Name Facts

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

Nivani (Hindi: निवणि, Marathi: िनवानी, Russian: Нивани) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nivani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Nivani occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Nivani live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nivani is also the 499,178th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 310 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Nivani is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 88 percent reside, Central, where 8 percent reside and Northern, where 2 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nivagni924/
Niovanni8653/
Niovanio861/
Nichvani861/
Nevani833,469/
Nivane83742/
Nivanh8316/
Nivana8310/
Niwani838/
Noivanich802/
Nyovani7723/
Najvani7720/
Nivagne7713/
Nevaniy7710/
Nitvane7710/
Nayvani777/
Nihwani777/
Nivanne775/
Nivhane774/
Nivgane772/
Nivange772/
Niveana771/
Nevanai771/
Noivane771/
Nhivanj771/
Ngiwani771/
Nijvana771/
Nevangi771/
Noiwanit71169/
Nivaigne7149/
Naibhani7110/
Nyovhani718/
Nevanich716/
Noivanna715/
Nichwani714/
Nibhanai711/
Nivahane711/
Neivaner710/
Nevana6722,511/
Niwane67133/
Nivone6740/
Newani6722/
Nevane6721/
Nibane6717/
Nhwani676/
Njwani672/
Nivony672/
Nywani671/
Nyvana671/
Nevany671/

Nivani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nivani in the Marathi language
िनवानीinavani66.67
िनवाणीinavani33.33
Nivani in the Hindi language
निवणिnivani33.33
निवानीnivani16.67
निवानिnivani16.67
निवाणीnivani16.67
नीवणीnivani16.67
Nivani in the Russian language
Ниваниnivani-

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Footnotes

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