Nekir Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Nekir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nekir (35) may also be a first name.

Nekir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekir (Russian: Некир) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nekir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Nekir live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Nekir is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Other than Ethiopia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nekire911/
Neckier837/
Neikirt831/
Necir801,775/
Nakir80999/
Neker80158/
Nekre8050/
Nikir8021/
Nokir802/
Nekirova774/
Necker732,343/
Nyokir73572/
Nekker73354/
Noeker73169/
Nakhir7326/
Nekere7325/
Nieker7313/
Neiker7311/
Nekert738/
Naeker737/
Naykir737/
Nokair736/
Nokier736/
Nykior735/
Naikir734/
Netker734/
Nikier733/
Naakir733/
Nykier733/
Nechir733/
Neaker732/
Neeker732/
Nikhir732/
Necuir731/
Nykirt731/
Nehkre731/
Neikre731/
Nakier731/
Neicer731/
Neckre731/
Nezker731/
Nikire731/
Nakeir731/
Noecker671,333/
Naecker67151/
Nequier6732/
Neucker6712/
Neicker6711/
Naikire678/
Neckere677/
Hnechir672/
Noykirh672/
Naykire672/
Nickair672/
Nakhair672/
Nokhair671/
Neikere671/
Neckert670/
Nescoir670/
Neecker670/

Nekir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekir in the Russian language
Некирnekir-

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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 Nekir
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