Nikiema Surname

2,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Nikiema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso186,0271:9912
Ivory Coast5881:39,2372,569
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Mali4521:37,5421,092
France1981:335,46850,650
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada401:921,14070,350
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Nikièma (33) & Nikiéma (15) are calculated separately.

Nikiema (4,504) may also be a first name.

Nikiema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikiema (Russian: Никиема) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Nikièma or Nikiéma. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikiema is the 2,994th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 38,763 people. The last name Nikiema is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nikiema reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 102,553rd most frequent first name globally It is held by 4,504 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 186,027 people, or 1 in 99. In Burkina Faso Nikiema is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 47 percent are found, Centre-Sud Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre-Ouest Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Nikiema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nikiema are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nikiema earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 53.04% less than the national average, earning $20,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning $42,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikiema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikiema in the Russian language
Никиемаnikiema-

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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
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