Nyain Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia961:45,9224,138
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyain (222) may also be a first name.

Nyain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyain occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nyain.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyain? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. Nyain is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Nyain live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Nyain is also the 605,116th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 222 people.

The last name Nyain is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 45,922. In Liberia Nyain is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 33 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 32 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Liberia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hnyain9150/
Nyahin9111/
Nyayien8325/
Nyahing8314/
Nyainne831/
Nyayion831/
Nyayina831/
Neain8014/
Niain803/
Nyoin801/
Nyahen7319/
Nyaeng7312/
Niahin7312/
Nyayon737/
Nioyin734/
Neahin732/
Nya'en731/
Niaien731/
Nyayohn6730/
Hniaing671/
Nyaaeng671/
Nyoeane671/
Niahine671/

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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 Nyain
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