Nyayan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nyayan (40) may also be a first name.

Nyayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyayan (Hindi: न्यायन, Russian: Няян) is found most in Liberia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nyayan reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Nyayan is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Nyayan is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent live and Bong County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyayon837/
Nyiyan837/
Nyayen836/
Nhyyan831/
Nyayun831/
Nyeyan831/
Niyyan831/
Niayan831/
Nyayohn7730/
Nyuyang7717/
Njayang7712/
Nisayan7711/
Nyaayam771/
Nihayan771/
Neyyean771/
Nyayene771/
Niayang771/
Nyahyen771/
Nijayan771/
Nyean73117/
Nyaen7329/
Nyuyn731/
Nisayang7136/
Nyaeyeng7118/
Nissayan7110/
Nyahyohn716/
Naitayan713/
Nayseang711/
Netayane711/
Naijayan711/
Nyaina67597/
Nyajon67443/
Nyuyen6753/
Nhoyan6731/
Nyuyam6724/
Nhuyan6717/
Gnoyan6716/
Neayen6714/
Niuyan6710/
Nyoyon677/
Njuyan676/
Nyehan676/
Nieyan674/
Nyiyen673/
Nyeane672/
Nyajun672/
Nyiyon671/
Nisayhanh671/
Nissayant671/
Gnayen671/
Nyeang671/
Nyaiam671/
Nyuyon671/
Niajan671/
Nouyiyang671/
Gnaian671/
Neuyan671/
Njayon671/
Gnajan671/
Nyeyon671/
Nyayem671/
Niyian671/
Nyojan671/
Nisayhane671/
Njayun671/
Ngeyan671/
Niayon671/

Nyayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyayan in the Hindi language
न्यायनn'yayana-
Nyayan in the Russian language
Няянnaan-

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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
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  • 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 Nyayan
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