Nickenson Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Nickenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nickenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Nickenson (823) may also be a first name.

Nickenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nickenson is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickenson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nickenson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Nickenson live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nickenson is also the 284,830th most widespread first name in the world, held by 823 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 50 percent are found and New Jersey, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Nickenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nickenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nickenson last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicenson943/
Nikenson943/
Nickinson8957/
Nichenson890/
Nickensen890/
Nekenson824/
Nikinson822/
Nichinson7815/
Nikkinson781/
Nechenson780/
Nedkinson671/

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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 Nickenson
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