Niyang Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Niyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Niyang (1,614) may also be a first name.
Niyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niyang (Bengali: নিয়ং) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niyang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Niyang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Niyang live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 192,311th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,614 people.
The surname Niyang is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 69 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niyang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niyang in the Bengali language | ||
| নিয়ং | niyam | 93.33 |
| নিয়াং | niyam | 6.67 |
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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 Niyang
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