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

The last name Niket (Hindi: निकेत, Marathi: िनकेत, Oriya: ନିେକତ, Russian: Никет, Tibetan: ནི་ཀེཏ།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Niket click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niket? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Niket are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Niket is also the 91,198th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 5,438 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 7,236,466. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent reside, Bihar, where 12 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 12 percent reside. Excluding India Niket occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Niket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Niket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Niket surname declined 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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