Nicker Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Nicker Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Nikolás; in the Domesday Book, Nicolaus, Nicol; from the German, Nick, Nicke, Nickel; from the Flemish, Nicole; from the Danish, Nickels; a personal name.

Nicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Nicker (109) may also be a first name.

Nicker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Nikolás; in the Domesday Book, Nicolaus, Nicol; from the German, Nick, Nicke, Nickel; from the Flemish, Nicole; from the Danish, Nickels; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Nicker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicker is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Nicker occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Nicker live; 33 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in British Isles. Nicker is also the 900,062nd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 109 people.

The surname Nicker is most frequent in England, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 54 percent live and Berkshire, where 46 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Nicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nicker has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicker Last Name Statistics demography

Nicker earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naicker9240,000/
Nickert92133/
Neicker9211/
Niczker922/
Nicer911,294/
Niker91101/
Neickert868/
Naikcker861/
Naiker832,743/
Necker832,343/
Nikere83159/
Nikker8388/
Nizker8341/
Näcker8340/
Nucker8324/
Nicher8322/
Nücker8314/
Nieker8313/
Neiker8311/
Niccer838/
Nikher836/
Ngiker836/
Nickre833/
Naicer833/
Nikier833/
Hniker832/
Neicer831/
Nikeer831/
Noicer830/
Nitschker8033/
Nuisker7725/
Noikerd7713/
Neucker7712/
Naikere7710/
Neckier777/
Neckere777/
Naicher773/
Naikker773/
Nickair772/
Nikkere771/
Neikere771/
Naikher771/
Naigker771/
Neecker770/
Nuecker770/
Neckert770/
Nitzschker7526/
Necer731,694/
Neker73158/
Nikre73107/
Nuker7348/
Nyker7338/
Nikir7321/
Nycer736/
Nicir732/
Nicre731/
Nécer731/
Nikerova71413/
Nikkheer7163/
Nitszker711/
Nnaikere711/
Nekker67354/
Necher67105/
Najcer6762/
Nikkerova6757/
Nyåker6746/
Naikre6726/
Nekere6725/
Nädker6715/
Nayker6713/
Nikhre6712/
Najker6712/
Nikcheher678/
Nekert678/
Nikkerová675/
Niquer674/
Netker674/
Naikir674/
Nykier673/
Neacer673/
Neaker672/
Nikhir672/
Neeker672/
Nuckir672/
Naicir672/
Nyoker671/
Neikre671/
Nikire671/
Nykert671/
Nezker671/
Nichir671/
Nukker671/
Nikreh671/
Nukher671/
Neckre671/
Netschker670/

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