Nikeson Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Nikeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nikeson (17) may also be a first name.

Nikeson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nikeson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nikeson is held by more people in Cape Verde than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nikeson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikeson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikeson is the 5,812,366th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Nikeson is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of Nikeson reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 18 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Nikeson is also the 2,694,839th most common forename in the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cape Verde, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 264,821. Aside from Cape Verde this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in China, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickeson93507/
Nickesson885/
Nicketson881/
Nikison864/
Nikesan864/
Nikyson862/
Niceson862/
Nickison80121/
Nickesen8061/
Nickyson803/
Nicheson802/
Neiceson801/
Nickisson75147/
Nikkessen7591/
Nickessen751/
Nikisan711/
Nekishon672/
Nikkeßen671/
Nechison670/
Neketsane631/
Nikuisang631/
Nykisen572/
Nikishanova5675/

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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 Nikeson
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