Niyass Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Niyass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Niyass (42) may also be a first name.
Niyass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niyass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niyass occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niyass? popularity and diffusion
Niyass is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Niyass occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Niyass are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.
The surname Niyass is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Niyass is primarily found in: Ogun, where 38 percent reside, Oyo, where 38 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Niyass
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