Nicanor Forename
9,891st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 103,368 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Peru
Nicanor Forename Definition:
Greek (masculine) - Victorious.
Nicanor Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 36,163 | 1:2,931 | 561 |
| Peru | 100% | 15,949 | 1:1,993 | 392 |
| Brazil | 100% | 9,770 | 1:21,928 | 1,963 |
| Mexico | 97% | 8,245 | 1:15,057 | 1,065 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5,631 | 1:7,596 | 581 |
| Colombia | 100% | 4,781 | 1:9,994 | 890 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 4,509 | 1:2,351 | 486 |
| United States | 100% | 2,809 | 1:129,063 | 5,306 |
| Spain | 100% | 2,327 | 1:19,996 | 1,181 |
| Paraguay | 99% | 1,902 | 1:3,805 | 633 |
| Chile | 100% | 1,736 | 1:10,142 | 765 |
| Panama | 100% | 1,619 | 1:2,413 | 488 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,224 | 1:25,174 | 3,238 |
| Ecuador | - | 1,162 | 1:15,256 | 1,018 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 1,074 | 1:28,121 | 2,082 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1,056 | 1:9,878 | 1,165 |
| Moldova | 100% | 797 | 1:4,468 | 336 |
| Kenya | 100% | 368 | 1:125,835 | 6,072 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 329 | 1:65,685 | 3,926 |
| Nicaragua | 62% | 309 | 1:19,477 | 1,497 |
| Honduras | 100% | 204 | 1:43,223 | 2,108 |
| Cuba | - | 191 | 1:60,244 | 1,665 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 145 | 1:23,639 | 1,202 |
| Namibia | - | 133 | 1:18,077 | 1,715 |
| Romania | 100% | 130 | 1:154,246 | 5,867 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 116 | 1:636,445 | 21,039 |
| Costa Rica | 94% | 95 | 1:50,189 | 2,222 |
| Canada | 100% | 69 | 1:480,194 | 12,850 |
| Indonesia | - | 60 | 1:4,299,394 | 177,786 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 45 | 1:3,945,875 | 63,797 |
| El Salvador | - | 42 | 1:150,995 | 2,549 |
| Taiwan | - | 39 | 1:609,479 | 30,796 |
| Guam | - | 38 | 1:4,228 | 780 |
| Guatemala | 80% | 34 | 1:473,777 | 4,296 |
| India | 100% | 33 | 1:36,814,484 | 702,984 |
| Benin | 100% | 28 | 1:377,709 | 14,020 |
| Jamaica | - | 16 | 1:180,202 | 6,282 |
| England | 100% | 15 | 1:3,706,861 | 37,754 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 9 | 1:394,478 | 3,471 |
| Sweden | 100% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Belize | 100% | 9 | 1:39,368 | 3,319 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 9 | 1:126,410 | 509 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Uganda | 100% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Italy | 84% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
Nicanor (10,082) may also be a surname.
Nicanor Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Greek (masculine) - Victorious.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Ny-kay'-nor, a conqueror, victorious. One of the first deacons that was appointed at Jerusalem, soon after the descent of the Holy Ghost. Acts vi. 5. There is another Nicanor often mentioned in the book of Maccabees, the son of Patroclus, who returned from Rome with Antiothus Epiphanes, and had a great share in the favour of this prince.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: untimely victory.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Nicanor Forename Popularity
Nicanor Demographics
Average Nicanor Salary in
United States
$41,928 USD
Per year
Rank:
225,735 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000828029
Rank: 4,980 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
96.32%
Sample size: 1,628 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickanor | 93 | 194 | / |
| Nichanor | 93 | 66 | / |
| Nicanord | 93 | 31 | / |
| Nicanore | 93 | 18 | / |
| Nhicanor | 93 | 7 | / |
| Niceanor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nicianor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nicanour | 93 | 2 | / |
| Niocanor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Noicanor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Niccanor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nicaanor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Niscanor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nnicanor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Neicanor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nicannor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nicanorp | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nicanort | 93 | 1 | / |
| Niecanor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nickanore | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nickcanor | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nhicanhor | 88 | 1 | / |
| Niccanore | 88 | 1 | / |
| Naicanord | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nikanor | 86 | 3,769 | / |
| Necanor | 86 | 370 | / |
| Niconor | 86 | 56 | / |
| Nizanor | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nicanar | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nycanor | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nicanur | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nisanor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nijanor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nijanoor | 80 | 5 | / |
| Neckanor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nycanord | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nikanord | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nikanorr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nikanore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nicoanir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nickanur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neccanor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niquanor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nisanoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Netchanor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nickanard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nicanaure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nikahnoor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nikkaanor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nykanor | 71 | 386 | / |
| Nikonor | 71 | 143 | / |
| Nizanur | 71 | 62 | / |
| Nikanar | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nikanur | 71 | 15 | / |
| Niconar | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nekanor | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nitchanart | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nesanor | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nidchanard | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nikanorova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nitchanard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nisanart | 67 | 532 | / |
| Nisanard | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nisanhar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nijanart | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nikanwar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nichonar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nijanard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neizonor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niyakonr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nickonur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikkanar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nizaynur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nidjanart | 63 | 2 | / |
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