Nikam Surname

2,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nikam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India213,4601:3,593341
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Afghanistan1851:173,8013,469
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Iran1241:619,21434,078
Oman1101:33,5272,360
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Singapore391:141,2236,278
England341:1,638,76668,634
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nikam (3,102) may also be a first name.

Nikam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikam (Bengali: নিকম, Hindi: निकम, Marathi: िनकम, Oriya: ନିକମ, Russian: Никам) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nikam.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikam? popularity and diffusion

Nikam is the 2,592nd most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,930 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nikam reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nikam is also the 129,417th most common first name internationally, held by 3,102 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 213,460 people, or 1 in 3,593. In India Nikam is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Nikam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nikam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nikam last name grew 3,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nikam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikam surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

Nikam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikkam913,557/
Nitkam91387/
Nikham91295/
Nikame91259/
Naikam91231/
Noikam91101/
Neikam9181/
Nikamm9170/
Niekam9153/
Nickam9120/
Nuikam914/
Nikasm914/
Nikaam914/
Nikaim911/
Nikeam911/
Nhikam911/
Nnikam911/
Nikaum911/
Noikham83395/
Nikkham8363/
Nikkamm8317/
Nickham837/
Nikaham833/
Naickam833/
Ngaikam833/
Ngnikam833/
Naikham832/
Nikhame832/
Nikkame832/
Naikame831/
Nuikham831/
Nekam801,104/
Nukam80810/
Nikom80245/
Nicam80110/
Njkam8021/
Nykam8020/
Neukam731,653/
Nukham731,137/
Nikhom73501/
Noikom73322/
Neckam73149/
Naicam7379/
Naykam7346/
Nekham7333/
Nikoum7324/
Neekam7319/
Ngekam7318/
Nekame7314/
Nukkam7312/
Nekkam736/
Noykam734/
Hnukam733/
Nuukam733/
Nukaim732/
Ngikom732/
Nugkam731/
Nnekam731/
Naikom731/
Nykamt731/
Neakam731/
Nikome731/
Niekom731/
Niccam731/
Nuekam731/
Nhukam731/
Nyokam731/
Gnekam731/
Netkam731/
Nehkam731/
Noicam731/
Nihkom731/
Nikeum730/
Nickom730/
Nikhamova711/
Netkham67947/
Neukamm67749/
Nekkham67195/
Neckamm6722/
Nehkham674/
Nedkham672/
Neckham672/
Nikoume672/
Nekamme672/
Nugkaim671/
Nekaime671/
Nekkame671/
Nojkkam671/
Neakham671/
Neykham671/
Neikhom671/
Noykham671/
Noikhom671/
Niokohm670/

Nikam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikam in the Marathi language
िनकमinakama99.38
नीकमnikama0.21
नकमnakama0.08
िसमाisama0.05
ीरामirama0.04
िकमikama0.02
कमkama0.02
ितमाitama0.01
िकतikata0.01
नीलमnilama0.01
िवामivama0.01
नीकामnikama0
िदमidama0
िकाणikana0
आकांakam0
िकशाikasa0
निकमnikama0
िनामinama0
िसामisama0
िरमाirama0
ीतमitama0
Nikam in the Oriya language
ନିକମnikama81.25
ନିକମ୍nikam18.75
Nikam in the Hindi language
निकमnikama68.52
नीकमnikama16.05
निकामnikama14.2
नीकामnikama1.23
Nikam in the Bengali language
নিকমnikama50
নিকামnikama50
Nikam in the Russian language
Никамnikam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikam
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