Nikiv Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nikiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nikiv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikiv is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nikiv.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Nikiv occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Nikiv live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. Apart from Russia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikiev9140/
Naikiv9123/
Nikiov912/
Niskiv911/
Nickiev831/
Nikishv831/
Nickeiv830/
Nikev8021/
Nikif8021/
Nikifova775/
Nikeev73818/
Nikeva7313/
Nukiev736/
Nekiev735/
Nichiv731/
Nickev731/
Nukaiv731/
Nekiov731/
Nekkiev679/
Nekhaiv672/
Noikiew671/
Nuikiew671/
Niskeev671/
Nishkev671/
Naikeva671/
Nikheev671/

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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 Nikiv
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