Jikir Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jikir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jikir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
India101:76,706,538639,611
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Jikir (485) may also be a first name.

Jikir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jikir (Bengali: জিকির, Hindi: जिकिर, Marathi: िजकीर, Oriya: ଜିକିର) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jikir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Jikir is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Jikir reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 385,996th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 485 people.

The last name Jikir is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia Jikir is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 75 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent live and Sarawak, where 8 percent live. Besides Malaysia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Niger, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jikire9116/
Djikir9113/
Ikir89262/
Jkir891/
Jitkird831/
Djikire831/
Ikier801,131/
Jicir80253/
Zikir80191/
Sikir80129/
Ikire80112/
Ikirt8047/
Jekir8031/
Ickir8031/
Jikre8025/
Hikir8017/
Ikior8014/
Ikeir803/
Jiker803/
Oikir801/
Cikir801/
Ikair801/
Gikir801/
Ikhir801/
Ikird800/
Sikier7371/
Jaikre7331/
Jaiker7330/
Ikaire7327/
Dzikir7319/
Yikire736/
Jeiker735/
Sikkir734/
Jicker734/
Ikeire733/
Jiqqir732/
Zikier732/
Ikhire732/
Aikier731/
Ziqkir731/
Jekire731/
Jhekir731/
Jikere731/
Djiker731/
Ikoire731/
Aikire731/
Ickier731/
Jikear731/
Juiker731/
Zikhir731/
Suikir731/
Hickir730/
Iker672,228/
Ukir67718/
Ikre67142/
Jitkerd6762/
Ekir6736/
Sikhair6725/
Jidåker6713/
Icir6711/
Jaikerd678/
Zikaire675/
Jigåker675/
Ikirova672/
Sickier672/
Iskhair671/
Uikehir671/
Seikeir671/
Zickier671/
Juikerd671/
Jitkert671/
Zikeire671/
Saikhir671/
Djekire671/
Jiqquir671/
Ishkair671/
Aikhair671/
Jcir671/
Jkjr671/
Jkre671/

Jikir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jikir in the Bengali language
জিকিরjikira-
Jikir in the Oriya language
ଜିକିରjikira-
Jikir in the Hindi language
जिकिरjikira94.44
जीकिरjikira5.56
Jikir in the Marathi language
िजकीरijakira70.59
िजिकरijikara17.65
जीकीरjikira11.76

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jikir
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