Nickanor Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nickanor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nickanor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Nickanor (194) may also be a first name.

Nickanor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nickanor is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nickanor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickanor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nickanor reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nickanor is also the 651,944th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 194 people.

It is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 50 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Moldova, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Nickanor
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