Nikir Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nikir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nikir (49) may also be a first name.

Nikir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikir (Marathi: िनिकर, Russian: Никир) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Nikir is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nikir reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name globally, held by 49 people.

The surname Nikir is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran Nikir is primarily found in: Lorestan Province, where 89 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 6 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Iran Nikir exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikir914/
Nikier913/
Nikhir912/
Nikire911/
Naikire838/
Nickair832/
Neikirt831/
Nikre80107/
Niker80101/
Nekir8014/
Nukir809/
Nicir802/
Nikirova7741/
Naikaire7714/
Naiker732,743/
Nyokir73572/
Nikere73159/
Nikker7388/
Nicker7378/
Nizker7341/
Naikre7326/
Nukhir7321/
Nieker7313/
Nikhre7312/
Neiker7311/
Naykir737/
Nikher736/
Ngiker736/
Nykior735/
Nickre733/
Nykier733/
Nuckir732/
Naicir732/
Hniker732/
Nichir731/
Nekire731/
Nikreh731/
Neikre731/
Nykirt731/
Nikeer731/
Nukair731/
Naicker6740,000/
Nickert67133/
Nuckhir6727/
Nuisker6725/
Noikerd6713/
Neicker6711/
Naikere6710/
Neckier677/
Naikyor675/
Naikker673/
Noykirh672/
Naykire672/
Naigker671/
Naikher671/
Niquier671/
Nikkere671/
Nicaire671/
Neikere671/

Nikir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikir in the Marathi language
िनिकरinikara-
Nikir in the Russian language
Никирnikir-

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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 Nikir
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