Niknafs Surname

139,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Niknafs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niknafs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,0781:24,9463,135
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Niknafs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niknafs is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Niknafs.

How Common Is The Last Name Niknafs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,349th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,271,679 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Niknafs are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 3,078 people, or 1 in 24,946. In Iran it is mostly found in: Kerman Province, where 25 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Niknafs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niknafs surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Niknafs earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.06% more than the national average, earning $61,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicknafs934/
Niiknafs931/
Nik Nafs931/
Niknaf921/
Niknefs86174/
Nikanfos801/
Nikanfes801/
Nikanfas801/
Niknofas801/
Niknab773/
Nikonovas757/
Nekanafas751/
Nikanovas751/
Nikknofas751/
Niknova718/
Nkinfas711/
Nkonvas711/
Niconofs6767/
Nikonovs6759/
Nikanovs672/
Naikanvs671/
Niknov623/
Ngonfas5771/
Ngonfass531/

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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 Niknafs
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