Niyou Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Liberia

Niyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Niyou (20) may also be a first name.

Niyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niyou is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Niyou.

How Common Is The Last Name Niyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Niyou reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 25 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiyou919/
Gniyou915/
Niyu8995/
Naaiyou831/
Nayou804,292/
Neyou801,008/
Noyou8035/
Naiyu8031/
Nijou8022/
Niyus8018/
Gniyu8015/
Ngiyu8015/
Niyud8013/
Nieou8011/
Niyut809/
Nyeou807/
Niyup805/
Niyau804/
Neiou804/
Nuiyu804/
Njiou803/
Nyoju801/
Nieyu801/
Noiyu801/
Niuyu801/
Noiuyhou771/
Nahiou73737/
Nayaou73414/
Ngoyou73250/
Ngayou73182/
Nouyou73133/
Nițoiu73107/
Ngiyeu7378/
Nayyou7322/
Noyoux7319/
Noihou7313/
Gnaiyu735/
Njihou733/
Noyhou733/
Nayout733/
Nayiou732/
Ngeyou732/
Njoyou732/
Njijou732/
Naayou732/
Neiout731/
Neoyou731/
Nuioua731/
Noioua731/
Naijou731/
Noyuou731/
Naihou731/
Nayoua731/
Nayoud731/
Nayouu731/
Neihou731/
Ngiuyu731/
Ngaiou731/
Neyyou731/
Neyoua731/
Na'iou731/
Njuyou731/
Noeyou731/
Nnayou731/
Nihyus731/
Naiyeu731/
Gneyou731/
Niuyue731/
Nieoud730/
Nayous730/
Noju671,140/
Noyu67863/
Niju67750/
Neou67347/
Naiyeju67144/
Neyu67135/
Niyahuz6793/
Nuyu6787/
Nieu6753/
Nouyoux6737/
Ngouyou6722/
Nyeu6721/
Neihous6711/
Niehous6710/
Nayouss679/
Niiu674/
Neiu674/
Ngneyou674/
Niouhou674/
Nouu674/
Noiu673/
Njiejou673/
Ngayaou672/
Nyiu672/
Ngnayou672/
Njioheu672/
Njiohou672/
Nouhyou672/
Nyju671/
Ngiyaui671/
Nouyoui671/
Nohyhou671/
Nouyous671/
Nahyouh671/
Nayahou671/
Nayyaou671/
Naahiou671/
Njieyua671/
Niehoud671/
Niehout671/
Naheyou671/
Nuiu671/
Ngauyou671/
Naihous670/

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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 Niyou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis