Niyaf Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Niyaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Niyaf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
Maldives121:33,6811,888
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Niyaf (40) may also be a first name.

Niyaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niyaf (Hindi: नियाफ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niyaf? popularity and diffusion

Niyaf is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Niyaf are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Niyaf is also the 1,614,485th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Niyaf is primarily found in: Kerala, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 46 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niyab8037/
Niyav8031/
Nayaf8013/
Nijaf804/
Naiyf803/
Naiaf802/
Nuiaf801/
Neyaf801/
Nayafe738/
Nayaft737/
Niyasv733/
Nyiafe732/
Naif6710,574/
Naef674,081/
Nauf67560/
Nief67554/
Nayf67265/
Neif67246/
Neaf67116/
Naihauf6716/
Najf6712/
Neyf673/
Noif672/
Nuif671/
Noyf671/
Nuyf671/
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Niyaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niyaf in the Hindi language
नियाफniyapha-

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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
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  • 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 Niyaf
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