Nikar Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Nikar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 158 | 1:485,965 | 29,156 |
| India | 127 | 1:6,039,885 | 141,381 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nikar (1,062) may also be a first name.
Nikar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikar (Bengali: নিকর, Georgian: ნიკარ, Hindi: निकार, Marathi: िनकर, Oriya: ନିକର, Russian: Никар) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 872,430th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 245,583rd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 1,062 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 485,965. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 21 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikar in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკარ | nikar | - |
| Nikar in the Bengali language | ||
| নিকর | nikara | - |
| Nikar in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକର | nikara | 77.78 |
| ନିକାର | nikara | 22.22 |
| Nikar in the Hindi language | ||
| निकार | nikara | 70 |
| निकर | nikara | 30 |
| Nikar in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकर | inakara | 58.97 |
| नायकर | nayakara | 25.64 |
| िनकार | inakara | 10.26 |
| शंकर | sankara | 5.13 |
| Nikar in the Russian language | ||
| Никар | nikar | - |
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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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- 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 Nikar
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