Nakis Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Nakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5371:20,6332,998
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
India361:21,307,372304,812
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Nakiş (694) are calculated separately.

Nakis (760) may also be a first name.

Nakis Last Name Facts

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

Nakis (Russian: Накис) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Nakiş. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,988th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Nakis are found; 61 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Nakis is also the 297,915th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 760 people.

The last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 20,633. In Greece Nakis is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 41 percent are found, Thessaly, where 19 percent are found and Epirus, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Greece Nakis is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Nakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nakis surname are 9.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Nakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.12% less than the national average, earning 196,846 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 111.53% more than the national average, earning $105,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakiş93694/
Nakise9165/
Nakios9129/
Naikis9111/
Nakish917/
Nakies915/
Nakhis913/
Nakkis912/
Neakis911/
Nakuis911/
Naykis911/
Nakaise8378/
Nakhish8363/
Nahkies836/
Nackiss834/
Nakisse833/
Nakishh831/
Naikois831/
Nakaish831/
Nakeise831/
Naukhis831/
Naukish831/
Nakeish830/
Nacis802,659/
Nakes80464/
Nekis8047/
Nakys806/
Naqis805/
Nakiz804/
Nokis802/
Nakisowa771/
Nakishth771/
Nakich7362/
Naikes7339/
Nocais7332/
Nachis7328/
Naquis7328/
Nakyos7323/
Nokhis7318/
Nakysh7317/
Nackes7313/
Notkis7313/
Nekhis7311/
Nakesh7310/
Nekish736/
Naqish734/
Nakese733/
Naekes732/
Ngakiz732/
Nacuis732/
Naciss732/
Neckis732/
Nokios731/
Naakiz731/
Nakees731/
Nakets731/
Nakeys731/
Nakhes731/
Nokkis731/
Nakiše731/
Najkiš731/
Nakess731/
Nakhiz731/
Naicis731/
Naices731/
Naccis731/
Naukes730/
Naucis730/
Necais730/
Naakes730/
Neakes730/
Nakishova713/
Ngnakaise711/
Nakesch6739/
Naiskes6735/
Naikese676/
Nacaise675/
Nakesse672/
Nokhais671/
Naskesh671/
Naqaish671/
Naskich671/
Naykich671/
Necaish671/
Naukesh671/
Nakkesh671/
Nakhysh671/
Nakayse671/

Nakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakis in the Russian language
Накисnakis-

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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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  • 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 Nakis
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