Nikashi Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Nikashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Nikashi (67) may also be a first name.
Nikashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikashi (Bengali: নিকাশী, Hindi: निवासी, Oriya: ନିକାଶିରିତା) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikashi? popularity and diffusion
Nikashi is the 4,772,636th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nikashi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 67 people.
The last name Nikashi is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 8 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikashi in the Bengali language | ||
| নিকাশী | nikasi | - |
| Nikashi in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକାଶିରିତା | nikasirita | - |
| Nikashi in the Hindi language | ||
| निवासी | nivasi | 50 |
| निकाशी | nikasi | 50 |
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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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- 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 Nikashi
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