Nakiş Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Nakiş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakiş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6921:112,4599,523
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

The alternate forms: Nakis (882) are calculated separately.

Nakiş Last Name Facts

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

Nakiş occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Nakis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakiş? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakiş is the 480,521st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. Nakiş occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Nakiş live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 112,459. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found, Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent are found and Mus Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Turkey Nakiş is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 0 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakis93882/
Nakic80251/
Nakič806/
Nakij805/
Nakiz804/
Nakış800/
Nakise7365/
Nakich7362/
Nakkij7330/
Nakios7329/
Naikis7311/
Nakish737/
Nakies735/
Nakhis733/
Ngakiz732/
Nakkis732/
Najkic731/
Nakhiz731/
Nakuis731/
Najkiš731/
Nakiše731/
Naykis731/
Nakhij731/
Naakiz731/
Nakaij731/
Neakis731/
Nakaise6778/
Nakhish6763/
Nahkies676/
Nackiss674/
Nakisse673/
Naskich671/
Naikois671/
Nakishh671/
Naykich671/
Naukish671/
Naukhis671/
Nakitch671/
Nakeise671/
Nakaish671/
Nakeish670/

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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 Nakiş
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