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
Nikala (Georgian: ნიკალა, Hindi: निकला, Marathi: िनकला, Oriya: ନିକାଲା) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nikala.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nikala is the 649,026th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 used first name throughout the world It is held by 359 people.
The surname Nikala is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 180,194. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Nikala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nikala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nikala last name decreased 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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