Nikkaran Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Nikkaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikkaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Nikkaran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikkaran is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikkaran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikkaran is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Nikkaran occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Nikkaran reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,906,348. In Iran it is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 54 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 46 percent reside. Not including Iran it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikaran9317/
Naikaran889/
Nikarane882/
Nikajran881/
Naikarane825/
Nikouran7537/
Naicaran757/
Nikheran751/
Niskaram751/
Nikourzan7114/
Nikourang717/
Nijkaroon712/
Naykarane711/
Nucaran677/
Nikoron672/
Nichkaroon671/
Nicoran671/
Nicorean6378/
Nickeron632/
Nekorane632/
Nikosram631/
Necairan631/
Nykoron531/
Nekeyram501/

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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
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  • 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 Nikkaran
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