Nikić Surname

65,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3,1891:2,240309
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,8441:1,243194
Croatia9861:4,289505
Montenegro3641:1,757373
Slovenia2121:11,7342,791
Kosovo341:54,7614,115
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Nikic (823), Nikič (19) & Nikiç (2) are calculated separately.

Nikić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikić has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Nikic, Nikič or Nikiç. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikić? popularity and diffusion

Nikić is the 65,367th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 954,242 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nikić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Serbia, where it is carried by 3,189 people, or 1 in 2,240. In Serbia Nikić is primarily found in: Belgrade, where 17 percent live, Raška District, where 12 percent live and South Bačka District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Serbia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 37 percent live and Croatia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikic93823/
Nikič9319/
Nikiç932/
Niškić9186/
Niskić9134/
Nukić802,050/
Nekić801,830/
Nicić80168/
Nikiz806/
Nojkić73213/
Nikich73123/
Nujkić7356/
Najkić7336/
Nejkić7327/
Neskić7323/
Nikits7317/
Nikics7310/
Neškić739/
Nikeci731/
Nikiec731/
Nikiez731/
Nickic731/
Nichić731/
Niketć731/
Nijkic731/
Nickich6750/
Nikkhiz6720/
Hnikich674/
Nikitch674/
Nikhich671/

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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 Nikić
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