Niying Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Niying Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niying Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Niying (3,200) may also be a first name.

Niying Last Name Facts

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

Niying occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niying? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. Niying is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Niying are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 126,940th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 3,200 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon Niying is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 7 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieying922/
Niuying921/
Niyin914/
Nyeing834/
Nioyin834/
Nyaying774/
Njiyong773/
Nyiyong772/
Niehing770/
Nyein73144,463/
Niyim733/
Njuijing711/
Nyiehing711/
Njieyong711/
Nyihin6723/
Nyioen6720/
Nyiine6713/
Niihin6712/
Ngeing674/
Njijin673/
Nyiina672/
Nyiyon671/
Nyeine671/
Njiina671/
Nyiien671/
Nyeyin671/
Niehin670/

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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 Niying
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