Niket Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Niket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Niket (5,438) may also be a first name.

Niket Last Name Facts

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

Niket (Hindi: निकेत, Marathi: िनकेत, Oriya: ନିେକତ, Russian: Никет, Tibetan: ནི་ཀེཏ།) is most common in India. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niket? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Niket is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Niket live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Niket is also the 91,198th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 5,438 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 7,236,466. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent are found, Bihar, where 12 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 12 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Niket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niket last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niketh9139/
Noiket9130/
Nicket9113/
Naiket915/
Nikhet915/
Nuiket911/
Nikket911/
Nikete911/
Niketć911/
Nitket910/
Naikete8342/
Nickett8336/
Nikkiet833/
Nikesth832/
Nikeete831/
Nikeeth831/
Nikette831/
Nikheet831/
Naiketh831/
Naikhet831/
Nikheth831/
Niskeet831/
Nikit80286/
Nuket80105/
Niked8028/
Neket809/
Nicet804/
Nüket801/
Nickette771/
Nicketts770/
Niquet732,951/
Nekete73206/
Naikit73199/
Nitkit73180/
Nichet7395/
Nikite7392/
Nikith7331/
Nikhit7318/
Nukhet7314/
Nekhet738/
Netket735/
Nikait735/
Nukket734/
Necket734/
Nikhed734/
Nyoket733/
Nukett731/
Nukeat731/
Nicett731/
Noikit731/
Nükhet731/
Nicked731/
Nikkit731/
Hnuket731/
Nucket730/
Niquete67151/
Nicquet6718/
Nikhith6714/
Naichet6711/
Ngaiked672/
Niquest671/
Niquett671/
Niqueet671/
Nuckett671/
Nhekete671/
Nikithe671/
Nikhite671/
Nukettt671/
Nekette670/

Niket Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niket in the Tibetan language
ནི་ཀེཏ།niketa-
Niket in the Marathi language
िनकेतinaketa98.03
नीकेतniketa0.59
िकेतiketa0.1
िकतikata0.1
नेकेतneketa0.1
Niket in the Hindi language
निकेतniketa96.74
नीकेतniketa1.16
निकेटniketa0.93
निकतnikata0.47
निकॆतniketa0.23
निकेत्niket0.23
Niket in the Oriya language
ନିେକତniekata50
ନୀେକତniekata25
ନିେକତ୍niekat25
Niket in the Russian language
Никетniket-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niket
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