Nikeni Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nikeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nikeni (31) may also be a first name.
Nikeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nikeni.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikeni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Nikeni is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Nikeni live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nikeni is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Nikeni is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 83 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naikeni | 92 | 6 | / |
| Niekeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gnikeni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nikeani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nikheni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nikenich | 86 | 39 | / |
| Nikani | 83 | 2,675 | / |
| Nekeni | 83 | 25 | / |
| Nikini | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nikoni | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nukeni | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nikena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nikene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nickenich | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nikchenhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nikhani | 77 | 56 | / |
| Neikena | 77 | 22 | / |
| Nikiena | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nyokeni | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nikanai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nikitni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nikonai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nikonoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nekenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nicenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikenge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikiene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niokene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnikini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nukheni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngikeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naikena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nickena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikkini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikkani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikhini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikeana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naikeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nikahani | 71 | 39 | / |
| Nikkhani | 71 | 19 | / |
| Naikinyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nikinish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikkanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nickiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nickener | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nekene | 67 | 285 | / |
| Nikane | 67 | 133 | / |
| Nekena | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nikone | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nicini | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nikine | 67 | 15 | / |
| Neckenich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nikanj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nikynh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nikinj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikony | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nikeni
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