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

Nikhanj (Hindi: नीखन्ज, Marathi: िनखंज) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikhanj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Nikhanj live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nikhanj is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 6,392,212. In India Nikhanj is mostly found in: Punjab, where 50 percent reside, Chandigarh, where 12 percent reside and Haryana, where 12 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

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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