Nicano Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Nicano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines951:1,065,66688,850
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nicano (71) may also be a first name.

Nicano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicano is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Nicano occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nicano are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,152,838th most common first name globally, borne by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 1,065,666. In The Philippines Nicano is most numerous in: Cagayan Valley, where 57 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 20 percent reside and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nitcano927/
Nicanou922/
Nicanoy921/
Nicanot921/
Nicanos921/
Nikano8371/
Nicana8314/
Nicono831/
Necano831/
Nicanau77101/
Nicongo7719/
Naikano771/
Nikaino771/
Nicaños771/
Naicana771/
Neckano770/
Nikatnoy711/
Nikatnot711/
Nikanoux711/
Naikanou711/
Nikana6714/
Nikono676/
Necana674/
Nekano674/
Nicona671/
Nykano671/

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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 Nicano
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