Nikas Surname

79,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Nikas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,2661:3,392299
India1,8481:415,07921,812
United States4461:812,68862,481
Iran1241:619,21434,078
Canada751:491,27542,011
Australia671:402,92132,505
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Cyprus291:30,5133,329
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
Austria261:327,51736,002
Sweden231:428,12030,474
England111:5,065,278148,650
Albania81:364,25716,885
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
France51:13,284,544357,392
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nikas (1,488) may also be a first name.

Nikas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikas (Bengali: নিকাস, Georgian: ნიკას, Hindi: निकास, Marathi: िनकस, Oriya: ନିକାସ, Russian: Никас) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nikas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,349th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,185,160 people. Nikas is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Nikas are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Nikas is also the 201,616th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 1,488 people.

Nikas is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 3,266 people, or 1 in 3,392. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 43 percent are found, Central Greece, where 14 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 14 percent are found. Besides Greece it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Nikas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nikas last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nikas last name are 10.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Nikas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $51,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $56,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikhas91684/
Nickas91412/
Nikash91137/
Nikase9194/
Naikas9135/
Niekas9112/
Nikeas918/
Noikas915/
Nikaus915/
Nikkas914/
Nikays911/
Nickeas83177/
Nikkash83144/
Nikkhas8326/
Nikashe8317/
Nikasch8312/
Nikaise834/
Nikhaus833/
Neikaus833/
Nikhase832/
Niokkas832/
Naikase831/
Nikahas831/
Nikause831/
Nickaus831/
Nickash831/
Nickasz831/
Niekasz831/
Nicas801,897/
Nikos80907/
Nikač80129/
Nukas8093/
Nekas8036/
Nykas806/
Nikaç803/
Niqas802/
Nikaz801/
Nickasch7763/
Neiskash7716/
Nieckasz7716/
Nikkhash7711/
Nizkhash7711/
Nishkash778/
Nikasova774/
Nikhashe772/
Nikkhahs771/
Nickaise771/
Nickcase770/
Nikose734,114/
Niqash73639/
Nekkas73479/
Negkas73208/
Nukhas73140/
Niokos7374/
Nickos7362/
Nykaas7339/
Neskas7338/
Nekase7319/
Nicais7314/
Nikosh7313/
Nukash7313/
Neckas7312/
Nyokas7310/
Nikeus739/
Niceas738/
Niskač738/
Nikkos737/
Nicase737/
Nicajs736/
Neikos734/
Noikos734/
Nekash733/
Nikosz733/
Nikoos733/
Nuicas733/
Nicass732/
Niscas732/
Nekhas731/
Niccas731/
Nukais731/
Naikos731/
Niecas731/
Nnekas731/
Noykas731/
Nikashova71211/
Neishkash713/
Nicaise677,908/
Nukhash67888/
Nikoshe67297/
Nicasse6760/
Niskach6726/
Nizkous6719/
Nikoush678/
Nekhats677/
Nikhosh677/
Nikosch676/
Nyskaus675/
Nikaschová674/
Nikeish673/
Nekkash673/
Nieckaz673/
Nikhose672/
Neekash672/
Nikoish672/
Nekhass672/
Nykaise672/
Naujkas671/
Nekaise671/
Nickeis671/
Noyskas671/
Najkash671/
Naikose671/
Neicase671/
Nikkhaz671/
Nikkhos671/
Nikoosh671/
Niqqash671/
Nieckaś671/
Naikois671/
Neekaas671/
Nickous670/
Nicause670/
Nukasch670/

Nikas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikas in the Georgian language
ნიკასnikas-
Nikas in the Bengali language
নিকাসnikasa-
Nikas in the Hindi language
निकासnikasa96.15
निकशाnikasa1.28
नीकसnikasa1.28
निकसnikasa1.28
Nikas in the Marathi language
िनकसinakasa85.96
िनकासinakasa13.12
काशkasa0.21
नीकसnikasa0.11
िबासibasa0.04
िकतikata0.04
Nikas in the Oriya language
ନିକାସnikasa66.67
ନିକସnikasa22.22
ନିକାଶnikasa11.11
Nikas in the Russian language
Никасnikas-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikas
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