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
The surname Nikaya (Hindi: निकाया, Marathi: िनकाया, Russian: Никая) is most common in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nikaya is the 1,409,418th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Nikaya is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nikaya reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nikaya is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 95 people.
Nikaya is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,014,637. In Japan it is most common in: Nagano Prefecture, where 81 percent live, Yamanashi Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Beside Japan Nikaya is found in 9 countries. It is also common 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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