Nicksen Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nicksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nicksen (65) may also be a first name.

Nicksen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicksen is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nicksen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicksen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Nicksen are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nicksen is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 65 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 32 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 25 percent reside and Morobe, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Nicksen exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Nicksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nicksen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicksen surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicksen Last Name Statistics demography

Nicksen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.23% less than the national average, earning R 108,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niksen9240/
Nickson8612,816/
Nicksin8619/
Nickgen866/
Nicksan864/
Niksaen861/
Nikshen861/
Nichsen860/
Nicksion808/
Nicksson802/
Neickson801/
Nieckson801/
Nicksing801/
Naickson801/
Nikson77850/
Niksan77136/
Nicsan7771/
Nicson7770/
Neksen7716/
Niksin774/
Nixsen772/
Nigsen771/
Neckson71211/
Nikshin71116/
Nikscin7120/
Nikshan7117/
Nicxson714/
Nicchen713/
Niksson711/
Nicsson711/
Niksanh711/
Nyckson711/
Nickxon711/
Nikksan711/
Nukhsen711/
Nigssen711/
Niegsen711/
Niksion711/
Necksin711/
Niksant710/
Nixen6783/
Nikshina6747/
Neiksane6710/
Nikšienė675/
Neikshan674/
Nikshane672/
Naiksaan671/

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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
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  • 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 Nicksen
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