Nikima Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Nikima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Nikima (242) may also be a first name.

Nikima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikima (Hindi: निकिमा, Marathi: िनकीमा, Oriya: ନିକିମା) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Nikima are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 574,510th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 242 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikiema92188,005/
Nikeima9235/
Niekima922/
Nikimea922/
Naikima922/
Niekiema8659/
Neihkima866/
Nikiemma865/
Nikkiema864/
Naikaima862/
Nnikiema861/
Nikeimma861/
Nickiema861/
Nikiemea861/
Nikuma831,097/
Nikema83187/
Nikimo8311/
Nukima837/
Nikèma831/
Nekima831/
Niekiemma801/
Nekhima77574/
Nikumaa7771/
Nikieme7746/
Njkiema7728/
Nekiema778/
Nikumah777/
Nykiema777/
Niekema776/
Naikema773/
Nichima771/
Nikeama771/
Nikuuma771/
Nikkimo771/
Nyokima771/
Naikuma771/
Nikeyma771/
Ngekima771/
Nikheyma7128/
Nekheima7123/
Neihkimi714/
Noikhema712/
Niekieme711/
Nekimahe711/
Nikheama711/
Nikimich711/
Nikoimos711/
Naikimei711/
Naikimoi711/
Nukuma6764/
Nekema6734/
Nekuma6716/
Nykema671/
Nikemi671/
Necima671/
Nekimi671/
Ngaihkimi671/

Nikima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikima in the Oriya language
ନିକିମାnikima-
Nikima in the Marathi language
िनकीमाinakima71.43
िनिकमाinikama28.57
Nikima in the Hindi language
निकिमाnikima66.67
नीकिमाnikima33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikima
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