Nikane Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Nikane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nikane Demographics
Average Nikane Salary in
South Africa
R 97,368
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nikane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikane (Marathi: िनकाने, Russian: Никане) is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nikane are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 511,110. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 42 percent are found, North West, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Beside South Africa Nikane occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Lesotho, where 5 percent are found.
Nikane Last Name Statistics demography
Nikane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.03% less than the national average, earning R 97,368 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikane in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकाने | inakane | 44.44 |
| िनकने | inakane | 44.44 |
| िनकणे | inakane | 11.11 |
| Nikane in the Russian language | ||
| Никане | nikane | - |
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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 Nikane
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