Nyi Surname

14,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Nyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar38,4171:1,352120
Indonesia2331:567,59345,468
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
Singapore811:67,9962,745
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brunei41:104,6832,048
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Nyi (350,405) may also be a first name.

Nyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyi is held by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,250th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 186,377 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nyi are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. Nyi is also the 2,972nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 350,405 people.

This surname is most widely held in Myanmar, where it is borne by 38,417 people, or 1 in 1,352. Without taking into account Myanmar Nyi occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Nyi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nyi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nyi last name expanded 477 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nyi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nyi last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Nyi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnyi862/
N'Yi861/
Ni801,989,657/
Ny8041,828/
Hőnyi7553/
Nuuyi7528/
Nahyi753/
Nuhyi753/
Nie671,701,671/
Noy67120,411/
Nai6782,857/
Nyo6753,890/
Nio6739,349/
Nay6733,633/
Nii6727,402/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Ney6714,122/
Noi6711,836/
Ngi676,056/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nui672,359/
Nis672,163/
Nuy671,906/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Nit671,226/
Nhy67334/
Niy67334/
Hni67276/
Nni67243/
Nyč67240/
Nyy67237/
Nyh67127/
Gni6799/
Nny6720/
Nyš6718/
Hny6710/
Ngahyi679/
Åni671/

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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 Nyi
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