Nikash Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Nikash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Nikash (1,226) may also be a first name.
Nikash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikash (Bengali: নিকাশ, Hindi: निकश, Marathi: िनकष, Oriya: ନିକାଶ, Russian: Никаш, Tibetan: ནི་ཀཱཤ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikash? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,518,885th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikash reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nikash is also the 225,965th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 1,226 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 6,392,212. In India it is primarily found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 67 percent live, Manipur, where 19 percent live and Maharashtra, where 11 percent live. Not including India Nikash is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikash in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ཀཱཤ་ | nikasha | - |
| Nikash in the Bengali language | ||
| নিকাশ | nikasa | 98.41 |
| নীকাশ | nikasa | 1.59 |
| Nikash in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକାଶ | nikasa | 85.37 |
| ନିକାଶର | nikasara | 8.54 |
| ବିକାଶ | bikasa | 1.22 |
| ନୀକାଶ୍ | nikas | 1.22 |
| ନିକଶ | nikasa | 1.22 |
| ନିକାଷ | nikasa | 1.22 |
| Nikash in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकष | inakasa | 73.68 |
| िनकाश | inakasa | 15.79 |
| िनकश | inakasa | 10.53 |
| Nikash in the Hindi language | ||
| निकश | nikasa | 56.14 |
| निकाश | nikasa | 31.58 |
| निकेश | nikesa | 3.51 |
| निकास | nikasa | 3.51 |
| नीकश | nikasa | 3.51 |
| निकष | nikasa | 1.75 |
| Nikash in the Russian language | ||
| Никаш | nikas | - |
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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 Nikash
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