Where Does The Last Name Niketan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Niketan (Bengali: নিকেতন, Hindi: निकेतन, Marathi: िनकेतन, Oriya: ନିେକତନ) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Niketan.

How Common Is The Last Name Niketan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,300,225^th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Niketan are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 166,996^th most numerous forename in the world, held by 2,041 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 5,326,843. In India Niketan is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 36 percent are found, Bihar, where 16 percent are found and Manipur, where 15 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.