Niwas Surname

8,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Niwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India68,8071:11,148926
Pakistan1671:1,069,72413,491
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England121:4,643,172139,951
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Niwas (12,271) may also be a first name.

Niwas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niwas (Bengali: নিবাস, Hindi: निवास, Marathi: िवास, Oriya: ନିୱାସ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Niwas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,243rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 105,496 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Niwas are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 53,335th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12,271 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 68,807 people, or 1 in 11,148. In India it is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 90 percent are found, Delhi, where 7 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Niwas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niwas last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Niwas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niwase91600/
Niwash91443/
Ngiwas9170/
Naiwas911/
Niwass911/
Niwaas911/
Nivas8045,246/
Newas801,589/
Niwaz80535/
Nuwas80271/
Nibas80204/
Niwaj8011/
Nievas7321,855/
Nivash73789/
Naibas73293/
Newase73218/
Neivas73112/
Newash7339/
Nuwash7334/
Nivaas7333/
Nivase7324/
Newgas7323/
Nibash7323/
Nuwais7318/
Neways7313/
Naivas7312/
Nivass738/
Neawas734/
Njwase733/
Nivais732/
Niwazz732/
Nuivas732/
Naiwaz732/
Nnivas732/
Nibhas732/
Niovas732/
Naywas731/
Nuwass731/
Neibas731/
Neewas731/
Niveas731/
Niwaaz731/
Nywase731/
Newast730/
Newhaus6757/
Nivasch6731/
Newgass6727/
Naibaus6719/
Niewosz6712/
Niehuas679/
Nivashe675/
Nishvas673/
Newhase672/
Nibhash672/
Nuwaish671/
Nivassh671/
Nieveas671/
Newways671/
Najwash671/
Naibash671/
Neweass670/

Niwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niwas in the Bengali language
নিবাসnibasa-
Niwas in the Hindi language
निवासnivasa99.75
नीवासnivasa0.12
निवास्nivas0.1
निवाश्nivas0.01
Niwas in the Marathi language
िवासivasa48.84
िनशाinasa32.56
नीवासnivasa4.65
ीनीवासinivasa2.33
िनिमक्षाinimaksa2.33
णासोnaso2.33
िनितशinitasa2.33
ीवासivasa2.33
िनसाinasa2.33
Niwas in the Oriya language
ନିୱାସniwasa40
ନିବାସnibasa40
ରାମନିୱାସramaniwasa20

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