Nikaya Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Nikaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 126 | 1:1,014,637 | 20,212 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nikaya (95) may also be a first name.
Nikaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikaya (Hindi: निकाया, Marathi: िनकाया, Russian: Никая) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nikaya live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 95 people.
The surname Nikaya is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,014,637. In Japan Nikaya is primarily concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 81 percent live, Yamanashi Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Besides Japan Nikaya exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकाया | inakaya | 66.67 |
| िनकया | inakaya | 33.33 |
| Nikaya in the Hindi language | ||
| निकाया | nikaya | 50 |
| निकय | nikaya | 25 |
| निकाय | nikaya | 25 |
| Nikaya in the Russian language | ||
| Никая | nikaa | - |
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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 Nikaya
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