Nikala Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Nikala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Nikala (359) may also be a first name.
Nikala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikala (Georgian: ნიკალა, Hindi: निकला, Marathi: िनकला, Oriya: ନିକାଲା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nikala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 649,026th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The last name Nikala is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nikala reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 459,598th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 359 people.
The surname Nikala is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 180,194. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Nikala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nikala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nikala last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikala in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკალა | nikala | - |
| Nikala in the Hindi language | ||
| निकला | nikala | - |
| Nikala in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकला | inakala | - |
| Nikala in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକାଲା | nikala | 57.69 |
| ନିକଲା | nikala | 23.08 |
| ନିକଳା | nikala | 15.38 |
| ନିକାଳା | nikala | 3.85 |
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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 Nikala
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