Nichia Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Georgia

Nichia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nichia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Nichia (59) may also be a first name.

Nichia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nichia (Oriya: ନିଚିଆ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nichia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nichia are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nichia is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used first name globally, held by 59 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 55 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 45 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicchia92250/
Nichias922/
Nischia921/
Naichia921/
Nichea831,038/
Nichio83281/
Nuchia8331/
Nishia8323/
Nechia8314/
Niscia838/
Nickia835/
Nychia834/
Nicsia831/
Noichaiya8032/
Nicchio77701/
Necchia7713/
Nichiho774/
Noichio774/
Noijhia771/
Nitshia771/
Nicheah771/
Niscias771/
Nehchia771/
Nechiah771/
Nishiha771/
Nishiad771/
Nichhio771/
Nicogia771/
Nieshia771/
Naishia770/
Nisia73297/
Nicea73145/
Nikia73142/
Nijia7317/
Njhia732/
Nixia732/
Nuchaiya71141/
Nichițoi7128/
Nitschio719/
Nishihat711/
Nishio6781,296/
Neziha67285/
Nuchio67172/
Niscio67111/
Niquia67105/
Nechio67103/
Nissia6748/
Naicea6746/
Nishya6740/
Ngisia6739/
Nikkia6738/
Neshia6735/
Nejiha6718/
Nechea6717/
Nishea6711/
Naisia6710/
Nichyo679/
Nicéas678/
Nisiah678/
Noisia676/
Gnisia676/
Naijia676/
Naikia675/
Najhia675/
Niccià674/
Niceao673/
Nitzia673/
Neisia672/
Gnikia672/
Niokia672/
Netchaiya672/
Nickio672/
Nicheo672/
Nescia672/
Nikiah672/
Nishja671/
Nikiay671/
Nikjha671/
Neicea671/
Noijia671/
Hnuchaiya671/
Nitkia671/
Nuikia671/
Nickja671/
Nekhia671/
Niekia670/

Nichia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nichia in the Oriya language
ନିଚିଆnici'a-

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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 Nichia
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