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 last name Nikashi (Bengali: নিকাশী, Hindi: निवासी, Oriya: ନିକାଶିରିତା) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikashi? popularity and diffusion
Nikashi is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nikashi are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nikashi is also the 1,191,548th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent live, Alborz Province, where 8 percent live and Ilam Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live.
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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