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

The last name Nakis (Russian: Накис) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Nakiş. Click here for further potential spellings of Nakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakis is the 398,988th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The last name Nakis occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Nakis are found; 61 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 297,915th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 760 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 20,633. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 41 percent reside, Thessaly, where 19 percent reside and Epirus, where 12 percent reside. Not including Greece it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Nakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nakis surname are 9.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.41% registered to vote for 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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