Nikasi Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Nikasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nikasi (221) may also be a first name.
Nikasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikasi (Bengali: নিকাসী, Hindi: निकासी, Marathi: िनकसी, Oriya: ନିକାସୀ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikasi? popularity and diffusion
Nikasi is the 1,943,350th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nikasi live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 606,684th most common given name globally, borne by 221 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 89 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 5 percent are found and Geita Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Nikasi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikasi in the Bengali language | ||
| নিকাসী | nikasi | - |
| Nikasi in the Hindi language | ||
| निकासी | nikasi | - |
| Nikasi in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକାସୀ | nikasi | - |
| Nikasi in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकसी | inakasi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nikasi
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