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 found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nikaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nikaya are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 95 people.
The last name Nikaya is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,014,637. In Japan Nikaya is most numerous in: Nagano Prefecture, where 81 percent live, Yamanashi Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name 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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