Nikethan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nikethan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikethan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nikethan (64) may also be a first name.

Nikethan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikethan occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikethan? popularity and diffusion

Nikethan is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Nikethan are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 64 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India Nikethan is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 18 percent live, Kerala, where 18 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 18 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niketan93174/
Nikestan8823/
Nikitan8065/
Neketan8022/
Nikatan8014/
Nikotan801/
Niekatan759/
Naikatan754/
Nieketein7111/
Nikhatoon711/
Nykytan67141/
Nikitanova6760/
Nekotan673/
Nicatan673/
Neketon672/
Niceton671/
Nikoton671/
Nikitashyn671/
Nequetan631/
Nichitean591,127/
Nikitonova5661/
Nykytashyn569/
Nykytanova567/
Nyciton531/
Necoton530/
Nicoton530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nikethan
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