Nikano Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Nikano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nikano (45) may also be a first name.

Nikano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikano (Russian: Никано) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikano is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Nikano is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Nikano are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nikano is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 45 people.

Nikano is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Nikano is most common in: Adamawa, where 67 percent reside, Gombe, where 30 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikaino921/
Naikano921/
Nikatnoy861/
Nikatnot861/
Nikanoux861/
Naikanou861/
Nicano83101/
Nikana8314/
Nikono836/
Nekano834/
Nikeno833/
Nukano831/
Nykano831/
Nikongo77109/
Naikono7734/
Ngikana7729/
Nikaina7721/
Naikana7711/
Nitcano777/
Nikanga776/
Nikanah775/
Nicanou772/
Nikonoa772/
Nicanos771/
Nicanot771/
Nikonou771/
Nikonoi771/
Nikeana771/
Noikana771/
Nhikana771/
Nicanoy771/
Neckano770/
Noikanna71133/
Nikainas7126/
Naikanga7114/
Noikanha714/
Nikanaha711/
Naikaana711/
Naikanna711/
Nitkanna711/
Nikangna711/
Gnikonou711/
Nukana67330/
Nekono67142/
Nekana6764/
Nicana6714/
Nikona676/
Nicono671/
Necano671/
Nikena671/

Nikano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikano in the Russian language
Никаноnikano-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nikano
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