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 borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikash? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nikash is the 1,518,885th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikash are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 225,965th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 1,226 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 6,392,212. In India it is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 67 percent are found, Manipur, where 19 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.
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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