Nikani Surname

162,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nikani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6021:20,8222,634
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nikani (108) may also be a first name.

Nikani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikani is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikani? popularity and diffusion

Nikani is the 162,580th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,724,316 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nikani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 108 people.

The last name Nikani is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,602 people, or 1 in 20,822. In South Africa Nikani is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa Nikani occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.

Nikani Last Name Statistics demography

Nikani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.82% less than the national average, earning R 128,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikani9277/
Nikhani9256/
Ngikani9221/
Nikanai923/
Nikeani921/
Nitkani921/
Nikkani921/
Nikahani8639/
Nikkhani8619/
Nikkanid861/
Nikkanni861/
Nukani83867/
Nikane83133/
Nekani8348/
Nicani8344/
Nikana8314/
Nikoni8313/
Nikeni837/
Nikanj835/
Niokane77734/
Naikane77638/
Nikhanj77157/
Nikhane7798/
Netkani7797/
Najkani7728/
Nyokani7727/
Nikaina7721/
Niccani7721/
Nikaneh7713/
Naikana7711/
Nikanne779/
Naykani778/
Nekanai775/
Nukkani775/
Nekhani774/
Nikanje774/
Nicanio773/
Niskane773/
Nikonai772/
Nicanid771/
Neskani771/
Nukanui771/
Nekkani771/
Nikonoi771/
Nikheni771/
Nikeana771/
Nikasne771/
Nikongi771/
Nikoniz771/
Nikouni771/
Noikana771/
Niekeni771/
Nhikana771/
Nyokangi71155/
Noikanna71133/
Nikkhane7164/
Nikhaneh7162/
Niccanni7145/
Niockane719/
Nichhani716/
Noikanha714/
Naikaner713/
Nikhange712/
Ngikonai711/
Naikaane711/
Nikanych711/
Nekkanit711/
Naikaana711/
Nikanaha711/
Nikatnoy711/
Naikanna711/
Nikkhaneh67205/
Nekane6781/
Nekana6764/
Nikone6721/
Niconi6716/
Nizkhaneh6715/
Nicana6714/
Nikona676/
Necani674/
Nekanh672/
Nukane672/
Nyokangih671/
Nekany671/
Nikkhooni671/
Nikene671/
Nicane671/
Nikony671/
Nykane671/

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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 Nikani
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