Niyi Surname

176,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Niyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3441:75,5735,418
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Niyi (19,971) may also be a first name.

Niyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niyi (Hindi: नीयी) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Niyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Niyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 176,024th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,996,524 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Niyi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Niyi is also the 37,826th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19,971 people.

Niyi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,344 people, or 1 in 75,573. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 18 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Ondo, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Niyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Niyi surname is principally Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Niyi last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Niyi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.61% less than the national average, earning $33,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngiyi8962/
Ngaiyi802/
Nayi7544,034/
Niyo7520,468/
Niya753,711/
Nyia75959/
Niji75692/
Neyi75397/
Naii75316/
Noyi75279/
Niye75263/
Nyie75226/
Nyio75140/
Niia75107/
Naiy7591/
Nuyi7531/
Neii7528/
Noii7515/
Niie757/
Noiy757/
Niey753/
Niio752/
Nuii752/
Nuiy752/
Nijy751/
Ngoyi67130,804/
Niyaz6711,543/
Niyas6710,144/
Ngiji674,298/
Ngayi672,728/
Niyah67583/
Ngiya67566/
Naiyo67397/
Niyat67360/
Ngeyi67317/
Nyoyi67310/
Ngiyo67272/
Nayis67248/
Nayii67240/
Nuhii67180/
Nhiyo67179/
Ngaii67178/
Noihi67172/
Noiyo67167/
Nayid67163/
Nayip67138/
Ngoiy67117/
Najiy67115/
Nnyia67101/
Nayit6780/
Niyet6778/
Nihya6774/
Nayih6755/
Ngiye6752/
Niyad6747/
Naayi6745/
Nyieh6736/
Nayij6735/
Nyiah6735/
Naiis6734/
Naihi6733/
Naiip6733/
Niyoh6733/
Niyeh6732/
Niyed6729/
Nuuyi6728/
Naiid6726/
Neyiz6726/
Nhiya6724/
Nnayi6719/
Nijia6717/
Nuyit6715/
Neyyi6713/
N'Yia6713/
Noyip6713/
Nhiye6712/
Nayio6712/
Nooyi6711/
Neihi6711/
Hniya6711/
Nhayi679/
Nniya679/
Nigie679/
Nayie679/
Nuiit679/
Noyie679/
Najii678/
Nyioh678/
Noyit678/
Niyos677/
Nyiop676/
Nijie676/
Niyee676/
Nuyip676/
Noiis675/
Nayiz675/
Nihie675/
Nijiy674/
Nuyie674/
Neyih674/
Nojii674/
Naiit674/
Nyioe674/
Niyoz673/
Nhoyi673/
Nuhyi673/
Nioji673/
Nnyie673/
Naaii673/
Neeyi673/
Nniji673/
Neiyo673/
Nieya673/
Nihia673/
Nuyiz673/
Nahyi673/
Gniye672/
Nayiy672/
Niyae672/
Niyap672/
Nahii672/
Nnaii672/
Nnoyi672/
Naiio672/
Nuiyo672/
Nahiy672/
Nouii672/
Niyod672/
Najyi671/
Nijji671/
Nijya671/
Noyis671/
Ngoii671/
Nneyi671/
Nyias671/
Nujiy671/
Naiih671/
Naiij671/
Naiys671/
Nehii671/
Ngiie671/
Neyip671/
N'Yie671/
Niojy671/
Nàjii671/
Noiiy671/
Gniyo671/
Neyie671/
Nieia671/
Naiyz671/
Nyiaz671/
Nyios671/
Noyid671/
Niyoe671/
Niiaz671/
Hnyie671/
Niyes670/
Noiys670/
Neeiy670/

Niyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niyi in the Hindi language
नीयीniyi-

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