Nikhanj Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Nikhanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikhanj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nikhanj (22) may also be a first name.

Nikhanj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikhanj (Hindi: नीखन्ज, Marathi: िनखंज) is found most in India. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nikhanj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikhanj? popularity and diffusion

Nikhanj is the 1,391,595th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Nikhanj reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 6,392,212. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 50 percent live, Chandigarh, where 12 percent live and Haryana, where 12 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Nikhanj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nikhanj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.72% more than the national average, earning $79,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikanj925/
Nikhane8698/
Nikhani8656/
Nikanje864/
Nikkhane8064/
Nikhaneh8062/
Nikahani8039/
Nikkhani8019/
Nikhange802/
Nikani772,675/
Nikane77133/
Nikana7714/
Nikkhaneh75205/
Nizkhaneh7515/
Nichani711,412/
Niokane71734/
Naikane71638/
Nichane71303/
Nikaina7121/
Nikaneh7113/
Naikana7111/
Nikanne719/
Nekhani714/
Nichana713/
Niskane713/
Nikanai713/
Nhikana711/
Noikana711/
Nikeani711/
Nitkani711/
Nikkani711/
Nikeana711/
Nikheni711/
Nikasne711/
Noichana67279/
Noikanna67133/
Niockane679/
Nichhani676/
Noikanha674/
Naikaner673/
Nikkanid671/
Naikanna671/
Naikaana671/
Neakhana671/
Nikatnoy671/
Nichaine671/
Nuichani671/
Nichaney671/
Nikkanni671/
Nikanych671/
Naikaane671/
Naichani671/
Nikanaha671/

Nikhanj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikhanj in the Marathi language
िनखंजinakhanja-
Nikhanj in the Hindi language
नीखन्जnikhanja50
निखंजnikhanja50

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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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  • 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 Nikhanj
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