Nic Surname

157,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ireland

Nic Surname User-submission:

The surname Nic or Nik means 'flower' in many Mayan languages.

The term nik was usually paired with te' to create nikte' meaning 'flower tree'.

Nic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico9611:129,1644,270
Ireland3261:14,4451,658
Cambodia2161:71,7002,098
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Slovakia1351:39,5297,334
Vietnam1291:718,1861,665
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India961:7,990,264168,289
England681:819,38343,863
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Australia311:870,82953,581
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Romania291:692,34047,921
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
France121:5,535,227269,324
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Cyprus91:98,3208,308
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
China81:170,915,1968,932
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Nič (543), Nić (23), Níc (2) & Níč (8) are calculated separately.

Nic (22,995) may also be a first name.

Nic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nic or Nik means 'flower' in many Mayan languages.

The term nik was usually paired with te' to create nikte' meaning 'flower tree'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Nic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nic (Arabic: نيق) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be rendered as: Nič, Nić, Níc or Níč. Click here for further potential spellings of Nic.

How Common Is The Last Name Nic? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nic is the 157,199th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,618,594 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Nic are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Nic is also the 34,019th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 22,995 people.

The surname Nic is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 129,164. In Mexico Nic is most frequent in: Yucatán, where 80 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 18 percent live and Campeche, where 1 percent live. Outside of Mexico this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent live and Cambodia, where 8 percent live.

Nic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nic last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.88% registered with the political party.

Nic earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.02% less than the national average, earning $30,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nič89543/
Nić8923/
Níc892/
Nick8638,292/
Nich861,591/
Niec86595/
Nici86477/
Nicq86221/
Nicz86213/
Noic86112/
Nuic8691/
Naic8651/
Nicc8634/
Nikc8622/
Neic869/
Nicp863/
Nitc863/
Nict861/
Nigc861/
Nhic861/
Niqc861/
Nicx861/
Nihc861/
Nisc860/
Níč788/
Naich754,353/
Naick751,129/
Niche75910/
Nicke75819/
Nisch75515/
Hnich75370/
Gnich75324/
Nitch75299/
Noici75154/
Nuich75147/
Naici75135/
Neick75119/
Nicze75116/
Neich7592/
Nisci7550/
Noick7525/
Niecz7520/
Nuici759/
Nichs757/
Nickø757/
Nioch756/
Gnihc754/
Nieck753/
Nicck753/
Ngich753/
Nitce752/
Noich752/
Nietc751/
Nnich751/
Niscs751/
Nissc751/
Naihc751/
Nidch751/
Nichz751/
Nickk751/
Nuick751/
Nickh750/
Noics750/
Neici750/
Nik67128,900/
Nix6742,577/
Niz6716,389/
Nitsch6711,810/
Nis672,163/
Nij671,495/
Nyc67725/
Nec67524/
Niksch67388/
Nig67372/
Niş67269/
Hniche67171/
Neitch67170/
Nicque67144/
Neisch67140/
Nitche67113/
Nischk67108/
Niszcz6783/
Nicova6756/
Nichts6745/
Naiche6733/
Hnisch6729/
Hőnich6721/
Nicová6719/
Hneich6717/
Niš6715/
Niesch6715/
Neicke6713/
Niq6713/
Hnaich6710/
Neiche678/
Gnisch677/
Njc677/
Nistch676/
Nniche675/
Hnicke674/
Nichds674/
Nickhe673/
Hneick672/
Neiscs672/
Naitch672/
Naicks671/
Neicth671/
Nicksz671/
Nishch671/
Nithce671/
Nitsce671/
Naaich671/
Nitšch671/
Nitcke671/
Nizche671/
Niosch671/
Nietcz671/
Nidche671/
Nnickk671/
Nidcht671/
Nichks671/
Gneich671/
Nikcsh670/
Niescz670/
Nidtch670/
Naisch670/
Nickke670/

Nic Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nic in the Arabic language
نيقnyq-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nic
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