Nikab Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Nikab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Nikab (61) may also be a first name.
Nikab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikab (Hindi: निकाब, Marathi: िनकब, Russian: Никаб) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nikab are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 61 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Lorestan Province, where 40 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 40 percent reside and Fars Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Iran it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 19 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikabs | 91 | 278 | / |
| Nikkab | 91 | 48 | / |
| Nickab | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nikabh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Naikab | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nikaub | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nikaubh | 83 | 74 | / |
| Naikabh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Niqab | 80 | 513 | / |
| Nikap | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nekab | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nikob | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nekkab | 73 | 1,420 | / |
| Niqaab | 73 | 7 | / |
| Naikap | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nekhab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Niskob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nekaab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nukabh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nikape | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naykab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nikkhav | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nikhape | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nikkhob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikaph | 67 | 1 | / |
Nikab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikab in the Hindi language | ||
| निकाब | nikaba | - |
| Nikab in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकब | inakaba | - |
| Nikab in the Russian language | ||
| Никаб | nikab | - |
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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 Nikab
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