Niy Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Niy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1821:47,0206,234
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Niy (269) may also be a first name.

Niy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niy (Bengali: নিয়, Oriya: ନିୟ) is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Niy.

How Common Is The Last Name Niy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niy is the 828,895th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name Niy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Niy reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Niy is also the 542,091st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 269 people.

The last name Niy is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 47,020. In Israel Niy is most numerous in: Northern District, where 64 percent reside, Central District, where 18 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Israel it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Taiwan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiy8691/
Ngiy8652/
Noiy867/
Niey863/
Nuiy862/
Nniy861/
Ni801,989,657/
Ny8041,828/
Nahiy752/
Neeiy750/
Nie671,701,671/
Noy67120,411/
Nai6782,857/
Nyo6753,890/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nay6733,633/
Nii6727,402/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Ney6714,122/
Noi6711,836/
Ngi676,056/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nui672,359/
Nis672,163/
Nuy671,906/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Nit671,226/
Nhy67334/
Hni67276/
Nni67243/
Nyč67240/
Nyy67237/
Nyh67127/
Gni6799/
Nny6720/
Nyš6718/
Hny6710/
Vanniy677/
Åni671/

Niy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niy in the Bengali language
নিয়niya-
Niy in the Oriya language
ନିୟniya-

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Footnotes

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