Nikan Surname
Approximately 2,253 people bear this surname
Nikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,963 | 1:39,115 | 4,587 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nikan (1,283) may also be a first name.
Nikan Demographics
Average Nikan Salary in
United States
$53,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikan (Bengali: নিকন, Hindi: निकन, Marathi: िनकन, Oriya: ନିକନ, Russian: Никан) is most common in Iran. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikan? popularity and diffusion
Nikan is the 187,801st most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,234,597 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nikan are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nikan is also the 220,056th most common first name at a global level It is held by 1,283 people.
The last name Nikan is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,963 people, or 1 in 39,115. In Iran Nikan is most common in: Isfahan Province, where 20 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Iran Nikan is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Nikan Last Name Statistics demography
Nikan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,350 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikan in the Bengali language | ||
| নিকন | nikana | - |
| Nikan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକନ | nikana | 87.5 |
| ନିକାନ | nikana | 12.5 |
| Nikan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकन | inakana | 80.95 |
| िनकान | inakana | 11.9 |
| ीकांत | ikanta | 4.76 |
| िनकण | inakana | 2.38 |
| Nikan in the Hindi language | ||
| निकन | nikana | 72.22 |
| निकां | nikam | 11.11 |
| नीकन | nikana | 11.11 |
| निकान | nikana | 5.56 |
| Nikan in the Russian language | ||
| Никан | nikan | - |
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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 Nikan
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