Niknejad Surname

202,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Niknejad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niknejad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,8731:40,9944,755
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England231:2,422,52489,093
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Niknejad Last Name Facts

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

Niknejad is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Niknejad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niknejad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,865th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,551,436 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Niknejad reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,873 people, or 1 in 40,994. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Gilan Province, where 33 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Niknejad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niknejad last name are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.63% registered with the party.

Niknejad earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicknejad943/
Niknejhad943/
Niknajad883/
Niknejed881/
Neknejad881/
Niknezhad8239/
Nicknezhad781/
Niknayad751/
Niknicat635/
Nikniyat632/

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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 Niknejad
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