Nikos Forename
34,391st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 22,672 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece
Nikos Forename User-submission:
Nikos is a popular name in Greece and Cyprus, the Greek language equivalent of Nick. It is a shortened and colloquial name for Nikolas and Nikolaos (= Nicholas). Nikolaos is derived from 2 Greek words (nik = victory, laos = people). The Nikos is mainly the 1st half of the name's Greek root.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 100% | 15,789 | 1:693 | 99 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1,145 | 1:761 | 126 |
| United States | 100% | 875 | 1:414,328 | 11,656 |
| Russia | 100% | 874 | 1:165,027 | 2,650 |
| England | 99% | 604 | 1:92,058 | 3,578 |
| Poland | 100% | 471 | 1:80,737 | 1,882 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Germany | 100% | 397 | 1:243,521 | 3,468 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 345 | 1:48,992 | 3,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 80% | 233 | 1:132,131 | 3,534 |
| Czechia | 83% | 118 | 1:90,306 | 1,107 |
| Canada | 100% | 111 | 1:298,499 | 9,627 |
| France | 100% | 83 | 1:800,847 | 6,924 |
| Belgium | 100% | 77 | 1:149,221 | 4,237 |
| Sweden | 100% | 73 | 1:135,040 | 5,356 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 73 | 1:112,514 | 3,383 |
| Albania | 100% | 72 | 1:42,313 | 4,120 |
| Romania | 100% | 71 | 1:282,422 | 8,915 |
| Kazakhstan | 90% | 65 | 1:273,028 | 5,294 |
| India | 100% | 62 | 1:19,594,806 | 466,679 |
| Italy | 94% | 62 | 1:984,872 | 8,569 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| South Africa | 100% | 42 | 1:1,298,396 | 45,283 |
| Scotland | 100% | 40 | 1:133,759 | 2,800 |
| Georgia | 100% | 39 | 1:95,858 | 3,573 |
| Australia | - | 38 | 1:359,411 | 6,666 |
| Philippines | 97% | 31 | 1:3,419,661 | 65,885 |
| Bulgaria | 80% | 29 | 1:241,048 | 5,534 |
| Indonesia | - | 27 | 1:9,554,210 | 309,150 |
| Spain | 100% | 23 | 1:2,023,042 | 11,683 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Austria | 100% | 19 | 1:448,116 | 4,416 |
| China | - | 19 | 1:71,897,673 | 63,377 |
| Brazil | 100% | 18 | 1:11,902,009 | 138,646 |
| Denmark | - | 18 | 1:313,861 | 5,872 |
| Gibraltar | - | 18 | 1:1,897 | 362 |
| Belarus | 100% | 15 | 1:632,159 | 3,807 |
| Wales | 100% | 13 | 1:238,024 | 4,015 |
| Chile | 100% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Libya | - | 9 | 1:691,257 | 1,282 |
| Finland | 50% | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| Serbia | - | 8 | 1:893,215 | 5,853 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 7 | 1:351,251 | 4,834 |
| New Zealand | - | 6 | 1:756,007 | 10,852 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Mexico | 100% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Ukraine | - | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Turkey | - | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Argentina | - | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 2 | 1:121,711 | 2,524 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,795 | 134 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Nikoš (1) are calculated separately.
Nikos (907) may also be a surname.
Nikos Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nikos is a popular name in Greece and Cyprus, the Greek language equivalent of Nick. It is a shortened and colloquial name for Nikolas and Nikolaos (= Nicholas). Nikolaos is derived from 2 Greek words (nik = victory, laos = people). The Nikos is mainly the 1st half of the name's Greek root.
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Nikos Demographics
Nikos Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 52 (2016)
Religious Adherence
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Nikos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikos in the Russian language | ||
| Никос | nikos | - |
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