Nikim Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nikim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Nikim (83) may also be a first name.

Nikim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikim (Bengali: নিকিম, Hindi: निकीम, Marathi: िनकीम) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Nikim reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 83 people.

The surname Nikim is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 869,005. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Khost, where 51 percent are found, Paktia, where 43 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 5 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan Nikim is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikkim9123/
Nikiem9114/
Naikim917/
Nitkim913/
Neikim912/
Nikaim911/
Nikhim911/
Neihkim8310/
Nikem8041/
Nukim804/
Nicim804/
Nekim803/
Ngaihkim7784/
Nikimova777/
Noikhiem771/
Nichim7320/
Ngikem7311/
Nekhim736/
Nickem734/
Nikeem732/
Nukaim732/
Netkim731/
Nugkim731/
Nukhim731/
Nikkem731/
Nikeam731/
Naikem731/
Nikeum730/
Niekem730/
Noichim67153/
Nuichim6765/
Nuikhem6729/
Naikhem676/
Nnaikem674/
Naikeme673/
Nekaime671/
Nugkaim671/

Nikim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikim in the Bengali language
নিকিমnikima-
Nikim in the Hindi language
निकीमnikima-
Nikim in the Marathi language
िनकीमinakima-

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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 Nikim
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