Nyass Surname

208,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Nyass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia1,9111:1,007150
Sweden171:579,22142,433
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England71:7,959,723202,100
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nyass (27) may also be a first name.

Nyass Last Name Facts

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

Nyass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺹ) is more frequently found in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyass? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,282nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,669,459 people. The surname Nyass occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyass reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Nyass is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename at a global level, held by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Gambia, where it is borne by 1,911 people, or 1 in 1,007. Without taking into account The Gambia it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nyass Last Name Statistics demography

Nyass earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.29% less than the national average, earning $21,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Yass9113/
Nnyass915/
Nyas89124/
N'Yasse8314/
Nyaassh831/
Nyasseh831/
Niass8022,840/
Gnass80618/
Nyash80184/
Nyaas8070/
Nhass8011/
Neass802/
Njass801/
Nyassowa771/
Niasse7318,756/
Gnasse73359/
Nieass7373/
Njasse7328/
Nyosse7323/
N'Iass7322/
Naiyas7311/
Nehass737/
Nyaies737/
Gniass733/
Nyahas732/
Nniass731/
Nayyas731/
Nihass731/
Neashs731/
Nyasht731/
Nyhoss731/
Ne'ass731/
Neas671,621/
Nias671,228/
Gnas67361/
Nhas67353/
Njiasse67306/
Nyaz67135/
Nyasowa6731/
Nyaiesh6717/
Gniasse6713/
Nehhass679/
Najhass677/
Nyax674/
Nyaashe674/
Nyos673/
Nyasova673/
Njas672/
Ngnasse672/
Nyahaas671/
Niashsd671/
Nyaaise671/
Néas671/
Nyhashe671/

Nyass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﺹanyas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyass
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