Nikao Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nikao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nikao (21) may also be a first name.

Nikao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikao has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nikao.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Nikao occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Nikao are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nikao is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.

The last name Nikao is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Nikao is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent live and Morobe, where 50 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuikao914/
Noikao912/
Nikaho911/
Naikao911/
Noikaeo83766/
Nuikhao83236/
Noikhao8371/
Nuikaeo8322/
Naikhao837/
Naikaeo835/
Niokhao834/
Nikkaoo831/
Ngoikao831/
Nukao8058/
Nicao8042/
Nikoa803/
Nekao801/
Nukaeo735,235/
Nukhao732,296/
Naikoa73132/
Nekhao7357/
Nekaho7312/
Nikoua736/
Niceao733/
Nukaho731/
Nikooh731/
Nikouo731/
Noykao731/
Nukaao731/
Hnukao731/
Naikoua671,826/
Nikohou679/
Nikooho676/
Nuykhao676/
Hnukaeo676/
Nhukhao675/
Hnukhao675/
Nikooou674/
Neikoah671/
Nekaiyo671/
Neikoho671/
Noikhoa671/
Ngaikoa671/
Nikogia671/
Nikohod671/
Nikouaz671/
Niekoua671/
Nuukhao671/
Neekaeo671/
Nukhaoh671/

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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 Nikao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis