Nikanor Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Nikanor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 850 | 1:2,835 | 464 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nikanor (3,769) may also be a first name.
Nikanor Demographics
Average Nikanor Salary in
South Africa
R 171,816
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nikanor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikanor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikanor (Georgian: ნიკანორ, Hindi: निकानोर, Russian: Никанор) is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikanor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 387,740th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nikanor reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 114,650th most widely held first name globally, borne by 3,769 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 850 people, or 1 in 2,835. In Namibia Nikanor is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 23 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 20 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Namibia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Nikanor Last Name Statistics demography
Nikanor earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning R 171,816 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickanor | 93 | 4 | / |
| Niekanor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naikanore | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nicanor | 86 | 10,082 | / |
| Nikonor | 86 | 60 | / |
| Nikanar | 86 | 20 | / |
| Nykanor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nikanur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nukanor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nikanorova | 82 | 2,891 | / |
| Nicanord | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nekhanor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nekanord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niocanor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nikanard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nicahnor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikanare | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nikonorova | 71 | 8,021 | / |
| Nykanorova | 71 | 295 | / |
| Necanor | 71 | 35 | / |
| Nekanar | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nicanorova | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nekanorova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nikanurova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nicanar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nikanarova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nikonar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikonur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niconor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naykanur | 67 | 114 | / |
| Nukannar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niconnor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekkanar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekanare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nykonorova | 59 | 428 | / |
| Niconorova | 59 | 11 | / |
| Nekonorova | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ņikonorova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nekanurova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Niconar | 57 | 2 | / |
Nikanor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikanor in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკანორ | nikanor | - |
| Nikanor in the Hindi language | ||
| निकानोर | nikanora | - |
| Nikanor in the Russian language | ||
| Никанор | nikanor | - |
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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 Nikanor
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