Niyaz Surname

44,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Niyaz Surname User-submission:

Niaz means 'gift' or 'present'.

Niyaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,1351:34,7891,630
India1,7751:432,15022,514
Maldives1,1721:34537
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Turkey3891:200,05514,714
Afghanistan3871:83,0832,339
United Arab Emirates3231:28,3663,135
Kazakhstan2161:81,8639,534
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Kyrgyzstan321:186,64518,861
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China81:170,915,1968,932
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Oman71:526,8535,771
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

Niyaz (78,697) may also be a first name.

Niyaz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Niaz means 'gift' or 'present'.

- Nadine

Niyaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niyaz (Dhivehi: ނިޔާޒ‬, Hindi: नियाज, Marathi: नीयाज, Oriya: ନିୟାଜ, Russian: Нияз) is found most in Pakistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Niyaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Niyaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,969th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 631,339 people. The last name Niyaz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Niyaz live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,557th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 78,697 people.

The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5,135 people, or 1 in 34,789. In Pakistan Niyaz is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 36 percent live, Punjab, where 32 percent live and Sindh, where 25 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and The Maldives, where 10 percent live.

Niyaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Niyaz last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Niyaz are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Niyaz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $46,449 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niyazz912/
Niyazh911/
Niyajz911/
Niya893,711/
Niyas8010,144/
Niyaj804,210/
Neyaz801,561/
Nayaz801,521/
Niyah80583/
Ngiya80566/
Niyat80360/
Nihya8074/
Naiaz8051/
Niyad8047/
Nhiya8024/
Nijaz8015/
Hniya8011/
Neiaz8010/
Nniya809/
Noiaz806/
Nyyaz805/
Noyaz805/
Nieaz805/
Niyoz803/
Nieya803/
Niyae802/
Niyap802/
Nijya801/
Niiaz801/
Nyiaz801/
Naiyz801/
Nioaz801/
Niyazova7737,261/
Niyazowa7774/
Nihyah7366/
Ngiyas7316/
Niyass739/
Niyajh736/
Neeyaz735/
Niyash732/
Niyase732/
Neyazh731/
Gnihya731/
Nieyas731/
Ngniya731/
Niyasc731/
Naiaya731/
Naya6728,528/
Neya6724,302/
Noya6724,041/
Niyo6720,468/
Niez673,971/
Noia673,447/
Neyz672,963/
Niyi672,432/
Naia671,762/
Neaz671,724/
Nija671,214/
Naiz671,170/
Nyia67959/
Nuiz67338/
Neiz67336/
Nuya67327/
Niye67263/
Neia67166/
Najz67135/
Niia67107/
Nyoa67106/
Nuia67101/
Naiy6791/
Nijjaya6762/
Nóia6759/
Noiz6748/
Nyez6731/
Nioa6729/
Niea6714/
Nauz6714/
Nayz6712/
Noiy677/
Naez676/
Neihauz674/
Nyya673/
Nyja673/
Niey673/
Nuiy672/
Naihauz672/
Nijz672/
Niyashe671/
Néya671/
Nõia671/
Nijy671/
Noyz671/

Niyaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niyaz in the Dhivehi language
ނިޔާޒ‬niyaz-
Niyaz in the Oriya language
ନିୟାଜniyaja80.77
ନିୟାଜ୍niyaj19.23
Niyaz in the Marathi language
नीयाजniyaja65.91
िनयाज़inayaza15.91
नीयाझniyajha9.09
ियाजiyaja2.27
ीयानाiyana1.14
ीयाकiyaka1.14
ियासiyasa1.14
नीयजniyaja1.14
Niyaz in the Hindi language
नियाजniyaja48.45
नियाज़niyaza44.03
नियाज़niyaza5.64
न्याज़n'yaza0.11
नियालniyala0.11
़नियाज़niyaza0.11
नियाज़़niyaza0.11
Niyaz in the Russian language
Ниязniaz-

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