Nikkinen Surname

244,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nikkinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikkinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,3051:4,212673
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Sweden511:193,07413,358
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Norway311:165,88020,092
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nikkinen Last Name Facts

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

Nikkinen (Russian: Никкинен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikkinen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 244,645th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,476,380 people. The last name Nikkinen occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Nikkinen are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Nikkinen is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 1,305 people, or 1 in 4,212. In Finland Nikkinen is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 34 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 11 percent are found and South Karelia, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Finland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent are found and Estonia, where 4 percent are found.

Nikkinen Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Nikkinen surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nikkinen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning 328,413 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuikkinen9425/
Neikkinen941/
Nikinen9321/
Nikunen80644/
Nikinin806/
Nikynen801/
Nikinina7510/
Nykainen752/
Nykkynen752/
Nykkänen751/
Nykänen676,091/
Nikenin6744/
Nikunin676/
Nikenim671/
Nykenen671/
Nikenina6344/
Nikisnin632/
Neukenen630/
Nickening592/
Nykynyna505/

Nikkinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikkinen in the Russian language
Никкиненnikkinen-

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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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  • 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 Nikkinen
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