Nikasi Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nikasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
India71:109,580,769786,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

Nikasi (Bengali: নিকাসী, Hindi: निकासी, Marathi: िनकसी, Oriya: ନିକାସୀ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nikasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikasi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikasi is the 1,943,350th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Nikasi 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 widely held first name at a global level, held by 221 people.

The last name Nikasi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 89 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 5 percent are found and Geita Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikasi in the Bengali language
নিকাসীnikasi-
Nikasi in the Hindi language
निकासीnikasi-
Nikasi in the Oriya language
ନିକାସୀnikasi-
Nikasi in the Marathi language
िनकसीinakasi-

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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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