Nyiman Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyiman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyiman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nyiman (245) may also be a first name.

Nyiman Last Name Facts

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

Nyiman is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyiman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nyiman are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 570,604th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 245 people.

The surname Nyiman is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 99 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hnyiman926/
Nieman839,822/
Njiman8371/
Nyeman8355/
Niiman8312/
Nyimon837/
Nyyman833/
Niyman831/
Niemand777,918/
Neimann77834/
Niesman77220/
Nietman7745/
Nyimone7734/
Nyemann7725/
Niimann7715/
Niemant7715/
Niimane776/
Niemamn773/
Njimang771/
Nieiman771/
Njimane771/
Niemane770/
Niehman770/
Niemman770/
Niemaun770/
Niemandt711,271/
Nietmann71353/
Niesmann71222/
Nyimoung7111/
Najhiman717/
Niyomhan716/
Nieimann712/
Niyomgan711/
Nijimane711/
Niettman710/
Niemanne710/
Niehmann710/
Nyemon6741/
Gneman6739/
Ngeman6727/
Niymanova6710/
Niethmann6710/
Njimon676/
Noijaiman675/
Niemam674/
Neiggeman673/
Njeman671/
Niemon671/
Niemanová671/
Nihhemann671/

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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 Nyiman
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