Nikh Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Nikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2051:3,741,782103,944
Iran881:872,52942,309
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nikh (367) may also be a first name.

Nikh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikh (Hindi: नीख, Marathi: नीख, Russian: Них) is found most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nikh.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikh? popularity and diffusion

Nikh is the 814,680th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Nikh is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nikh live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nikh is also the 453,982nd most common forename world-wide It is held by 367 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 3,741,782. In India Nikh is primarily concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 95 percent reside, Bihar, where 2 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 26 percent reside and Taiwan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikkh89644/
Naikh89120/
Nikhe8924/
Nuikh891/
Nickh890/
Nik86128,900/
Niksch80388/
Hneikh8042/
Naaikh803/
Nickhe803/
Naikhe803/
Naikeh802/
Noikeh801/
Neizkh801/
Nikcsh800/
Naik751,563,666/
Nick7538,292/
Nike7510,696/
Nigh752,852/
Nich751,591/
Nekh75828/
Noik75711/
Nikq75196/
Ngik75171/
Nijk75166/
Niek75163/
Hnik75140/
Neik75101/
Nikk7526/
Nikc7522/
Nikç7522/
Niok7521/
Nuik7514/
Nikø7513/
Nykh754/
Nixh754/
Nhik751/
Nnik751/
Nikg751/
Nijh751/
Nihc751/
Nihk751/
Nhkh751/
Nicksch73155/
Nikhova735/
Naike679,488/
Naich674,353/
Naick671,129/
Niche67910/
Nicke67819/
Nicht67743/
Noike67683/
Hnich67370/
Neigh67363/
Gnich67324/
Nijgh67301/
Nitch67299/
Niech67224/
Naaik67190/
Nuich67147/
Ngigh67137/
Neick67119/
Neike6795/
Neich6792/
Niksz6755/
Nikke6727/
Noick6725/
Naidk6718/
Niszk6717/
Nnike6716/
Nijks6712/
Naikk6711/
Naigh678/
Nihøj678/
Nichs677/
Nnaik677/
Hnaik677/
Nickø677/
Nihgt676/
Nioch676/
Naikp675/
Nheik674/
Naykh674/
Nigsh674/
Gnoik674/
Nishk674/
Gnihc674/
Hnykh674/
Naigk673/
Naijk673/
Nieck673/
Nicck673/
Ngich673/
Nhike672/
Niegh672/
Neiks672/
Hneik672/
Noich672/
Naiqk671/
Niktt671/
Nichd671/
Nnich671/
Noijh671/
Nishq671/
Naihc671/
Neckh671/
Ngoik671/
Nikåå671/
Nikkhova671/
Nijke671/
Niggh671/
Nichz671/
Nickk671/
Nekhe671/
Niejk671/
Naisk671/
Naizk671/
Ngaik671/
Nuick671/
Nuitk671/
Nishg671/
Nizke671/
Nuigh670/

Nikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikh in the Marathi language
नीखnikha-
Nikh in the Hindi language
नीखnikha65.38
निखnikha19.23
निखतnikhata3.85
निक्हnik'ha3.85
नीख्nikh3.85
निकहnikaha3.85
Nikh in the Russian language
Нихnih-

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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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  • 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 Nikh
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