Nikis Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Belize

Nikis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece211:527,60966,013
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977

The alternate forms: Nikiś (12) are calculated separately.

Nikis (422) may also be a first name.

Nikis Last Name Facts

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

Nikis (Hindi: निकिस, Marathi: िनकीस, Russian: Никис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Nikiś. For other potential spellings of Nikis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Nikis are found; 25 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 25 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 418,267th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 422 people.

The surname Nikis is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 527,609. In Greece Nikis is primarily found in: Attica, where 100 percent live. Excluding Greece it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikiś9312/
Nikisz91140/
Nikish9187/
Niekis9134/
Naikis9111/
Nickis917/
Nikise913/
Nikkis913/
Nikihs911/
Nikisch83358/
Nikisse8384/
Nickish8321/
Niekies836/
Nikaise834/
Nikeish833/
Nikoish832/
Nikkish832/
Nickiss831/
Nidkiss831/
Nickies831/
Nickeis831/
Nikiesh831/
Niekisz831/
Naikois831/
Nikes80361/
Nekis8047/
Nukis8033/
Nikiz806/
Nicis805/
Nykis804/
Nikiç802/
Nickisch771,070/
Niekisch77148/
Nikisova7714/
Nickaise771/
Nickhies770/
Neikes73534/
Nikesh73233/
Nickes7369/
Nicois7341/
Naikes7339/
Nikese7335/
Nikkes7330/
Nickäs7320/
Nicais7314/
Nekhis7311/
Nikeus739/
Nikeas738/
Nekish736/
Nikees736/
Nijkes734/
Nyokis733/
Niquis732/
Neckis732/
Noikes732/
Nikiez731/
Niekes731/
Naykis731/
Nikyos731/
Nichis731/
Nikess731/
Neikys731/
Nieqis731/
Nikhes731/
Nikays731/
Niciss731/
Neakis731/
Naicis731/
Nukais731/
Nukish731/
Nikishova712,216/
Nicaise677,908/
Nickeas67177/
Nicoise67160/
Nikkesh67108/
Nikesch6752/
Nikkhiz6720/
Nickees6711/
Niquist679/
Naikese676/
Hnikich674/
Nuckois674/
Nikesse673/
Nikesth672/
Nykaise672/
Niquise671/
Nishkes671/
Nickezs671/
Nicoist671/
Nikhesh671/
Nikhich671/
Nikischova671/
Nikisshova671/
Nekaise671/
Nickces671/
Noicuis671/
Nuckies671/
Nickesh670/
Nichish670/

Nikis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikis in the Marathi language
िनकीसinakisa-
Nikis in the Hindi language
निकिसnikisa66.67
निकीसnikisa33.33
Nikis in the Russian language
Никисnikis-

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