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Where Does The Last Name Nik Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nik (Bengali: নিক, Georgian: ნიკ, Hindi: नीक, Marathi: ना़ईक, Oriya: ନିକ) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nik? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Nik is the 4,365^th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 56,536 people. The last name Nik is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nik are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,821^st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 180,285 people.

This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 74,639 people, or 1 in 431. In Afghanistan Nik is most frequent in: Kabul, where 14 percent are found, Kandahar, where 9 percent are found and Helmand, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan Nik exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 38 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Nik Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nik surname rose 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nik Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nik last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nik surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nik earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.31% more than the national average, earning $60,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.87% less than the national average, earning $35,339 CAD per year.