Nikayi Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nikayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nikayi (86) may also be a first name.
Nikayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikayi (Hindi: निकायी) occurs most in Iran. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Nikayi reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 86 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,516,619. In Iran it is mostly found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 47 percent reside, Fars Province, where 6 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Iran Nikayi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikayi in the Hindi language | ||
| निकायी | nikayi | - |
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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 Nikayi
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