Nikish Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Nikish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nikish (669) may also be a first name.

Nikish Last Name Facts

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

Nikish (Georgian: ნიკიშ, Hindi: निकिश, Marathi: िनकीश, Oriya: ନିକିଶ, Russian: Никиш) is found most in Russia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikish? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Nikish is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Nikish are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 320,785th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 669 people.

The last name Nikish is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia Nikish is mostly found in: Moscow, where 26 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 15 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside. Beside Russia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

Nikish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nikish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikish surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nikish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nikish last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nikish earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikisch92358/
Nickish9221/
Nikeish923/
Nikoish922/
Nikkish922/
Nikiesh921/
Nikis9183/
Nickisch861,070/
Niekisch86148/
Nikitsch8640/
Nikesh83233/
Nikisz83140/
Niekis8334/
Naikis8311/
Nickis837/
Nekish836/
Nikise833/
Nikkis833/
Nikihs831/
Nukish831/
Nikishova802,216/
Nikkesh77108/
Nikisse7784/
Nikesch7752/
Niekies776/
Hnikich774/
Nikaise774/
Nikesth772/
Naikois771/
Niekisz771/
Nickiss771/
Nikhesh771/
Nidkiss771/
Nickies771/
Nickeis771/
Nikhich771/
Nickesh770/
Nichish770/
Nikisshova751/
Nikischova751/
Nikic73823/
Nikes73361/
Nekis7347/
Nukis7333/
Nikič7319/
Nikiś7312/
Nikiz736/
Nicis735/
Nykis734/
Nikiç732/
Nikisova7114/
Nekhaish711/
Nickaise711/
Nickeysh711/
Nickischová711/
Nickhies710/
Nickeshe710/
Neikes67534/
Nickes6769/
Nicois6741/
Naikes6739/
Nikese6735/
Nikkes6730/
Nickäs6720/
Nukesh6716/
Nicais6714/
Nekhis6711/
Nekishova6711/
Nikeus679/
Nikeas678/
Nikees676/
Nijkes674/
Nykysh674/
Nyokis673/
Niquis672/
Nikeshova672/
Noikes672/
Neckis672/
Niciss671/
Neikys671/
Nieqis671/
Nikyshova671/
Nikiez671/
Nikhes671/
Nikays671/
Nickic671/
Niekes671/
Nikess671/
Neakis671/
Naicis671/
Nukais671/
Naykis671/
Nijkic671/
Nikyos671/
Nekesh671/
Nichis671/

Nikish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikish in the Georgian language
ნიკიშnikish-
Nikish in the Oriya language
ନିକିଶnikisa-
Nikish in the Hindi language
निकिशnikisa80
निकीशnikisa20
Nikish in the Marathi language
िनकीशinakisa71.43
िनिकशinikasa21.43
िनिकषinikasa7.14
Nikish in the Russian language
Никишnikis-

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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 Nikish
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