Nanikar Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nanikar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanikar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India601:12,784,423224,716
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nanikar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanikar (Hindi: ननिकर, Marathi: नानीकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanikar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanikar is the 2,460,878th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nanikar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India Nanikar is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 68 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naniskar9384/
Nannikar9341/
Nanijkar9317/
Nanaikar931/
Nagnikar931/
Nainikar931/
Nanichkar881/
Nanekar864,517/
Nanjkar865/
Nanukar861/
Nanikor861/
Nanajkar80499/
Naynekar80118/
Nanhekar8024/
Nagnekar8014/
Nannekar8012/
Nangekar8010/
Nanetkar8010/
Naanekar804/
Namnekar804/
Nainekar801/
Nganikor801/
Nanikoyr801/
Gnanekar801/
Nonhikar801/
Nannjkar801/
Nannajkar75262/
Nanhetkar751/
Nanecar716/
Nonekar714/
Nenekar713/
Namjkar713/
Nanekore671/
Gnanekore631/

Nanikar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanikar in the Hindi language
ननिकरnanikara-
Nanikar in the Marathi language
नानीकरnanikara37.5
नकरnakara25
नाणीकरnanikara12.5
शंकरsankara12.5
निनकरninakara12.5

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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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  • 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 Nanikar
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