Niwai Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Niwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 159 | 1:804,052 | 18,160 |
| Kenya | 117 | 1:394,700 | 22,236 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Niwai (33) may also be a first name.
Niwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niwai (Hindi: निबाई) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Niwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Niwai? popularity and diffusion
Niwai is the 897,852nd most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Niwai reside; 54 percent reside in East Asia and 53 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 804,052. In Japan Niwai is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 42 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 35 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 39 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niwai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niwai in the Hindi language | ||
| निबाई | niba'i | - |
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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 Niwai
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