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 last name Nikao is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikao? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent reside and Morobe, where 50 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Nikao occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

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
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