Nikanpour Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nikanpour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nikanpour Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1781:431,36227,001
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nikanpour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikanpour is most common in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikanpour? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nikanpour are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 431,362. In Iran Nikanpour is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 35 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 22 percent live and Alborz Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickanpour952/
Nikanpur9419/
Naikanpure844/
Nikabor751/
Nikobar6342/
Nikavar635/
Naikavar59106/
Nikotbar5920/
Nikhabar591/
Nikhavar591/
Nikoovar591/
Nikkhabar568/
Nicobar507/
Nekabar502/
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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 Nikanpour
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