Jiks Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jiks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Jiks (19) may also be a first name.

Jiks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jiks is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Jiks occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jiks are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname Jiks is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Jiks is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yikes679/
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Hikcs676/
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Jeeks672/
Jeaks672/
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Higks671/
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Icksx671/
Hikst671/
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Juics671/
Zikse671/
Sejks671/
Dziks671/
Zaiks671/
Izkgs671/
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Gikss671/
Ioksz671/
Huiks670/
Zeiks670/
Gicks670/
Suiks670/
Hikse670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jiks
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