Nikian Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nikian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6241:123,04911,413
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nikian (32) may also be a first name.

Nikian Last Name Facts

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

Nikian (Arabic: نيكيان) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 514,102nd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. Nikian is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikian reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 32 people.

The surname Nikian is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 123,049. In Iran Nikian is most prevalent in: Kerman Province, where 48 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 10 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niokian923/
Nikijan922/
Nickian921/
Naikian921/
Nishkian8652/
Nikogian861/
Nikchian861/
Nikiehan861/
Nikaiyan861/
Nikyan834/
Nykian834/
Nekian832/
Nikiam832/
Nukian831/
Nikjan831/
Noikhiang8058/
Nikoujian802/
Nischkian801/
Nigkogian801/
Nicihan7723/
Naikyan778/
Neukian774/
Neckian771/
Nikijon771/
Netkhian7165/
Naiqiang712/
Naikajon711/
Nekquian711/
Nickyann711/
Nekayian711/
Nedkhian711/
Nekjan6728/
Nukyan6727/
Nikjon672/
Nekion671/
Nikionova671/

Nikian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikian in the Arabic language
نيكيانnykyan-
نيكويانnykwyan-

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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 Nikian
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