Nikili Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nikili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nikili (127) may also be a first name.

Nikili Last Name Facts

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

Nikili (Oriya: ନିକିଲି) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nikili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Nikili occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Nikili reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nikili is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 127 people.

The last name Nikili is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Nikili is primarily found in: Enga, where 97 percent live and Hela, where 3 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngikili929/
Nikkili928/
Nikilia922/
Nikhili921/
Nikuli83335/
Nekili83226/
Nikila8375/
Nikeli8338/
Nikile839/
Nékili831/
Nukili831/
Nikkilä771,653/
Nikkila77306/
Nikhila77194/
Nekhili77153/
Nickila77118/
Nichili7734/
Nikhile7729/
Nekkili7712/
Naikuli777/
Nikhily776/
Naikile776/
Nikaile774/
Naikeli773/
Nikiela772/
Nekilia771/
Nikaila771/
Nikelia771/
Nikkily771/
Nikulie771/
Nikelio771/
Nickeli770/
Nickile770/
Nicilai770/
Nikuilay7120/
Nikaylia711/
Naikulie711/
Nickylie711/
Nekkilei711/
Niquieli711/
Nikhaila711/
Nikule672,696/
Nekhailia67531/
Necili67119/
Nekuli6793/
Nekile6788/
Nikele6785/
Nikela6733/
Nekila6725/
Nykile6721/
Nukeli6718/
Nukuli6714/
Niceli675/
Nekislich674/
Nikely671/
Nukile671/
Nekeli671/
Nuekailai671/
Nicily671/

Nikili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikili in the Oriya language
ନିକିଲିnikili-

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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 Nikili
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