Nikay Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Nikay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nikay (86) may also be a first name.
Nikay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikay (Hindi: निकाय, Marathi: िनकय, Russian: Никай) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Nikay is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nikay reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,032,266th most common first name at a global level, borne by 86 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 62 percent live, Gujarat, where 28 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 31 percent live and Liberia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikay in the Hindi language | ||
| निकाय | nikaya | - |
| Nikay in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकय | inakaya | 95.92 |
| िनकाय | inakaya | 4.08 |
| Nikay in the Russian language | ||
| Никай | nikaj | - |
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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 Nikay
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