Nikni Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nikni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nikni (10) may also be a first name.

Nikni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikni is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nikni reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nikni is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,020,593. In Iran Nikni is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 47 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 24 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niknit9142/
Nikniz9125/
Niknai913/
Naikni911/
Niknich831/
Nikne805,664/
Nikna8099/
Niknj8028/
Nukni8018/
Nekni8015/
Nicknich7784/
Nicknish7774/
Niknaj7336/
Naikna7315/
Nekniz732/
Niknee731/
Neknoi731/
Niknaya67905/
Ngeknoi671/
Naikner671/
Nicnish671/
Naikeny671/
Necknit670/
Nickney670/
Nickenny620/
Näkne6010/
Nicna601/
Neknez5534/
Nekněz5515/
Niecna551/
Neckna551/
Naykene50858/
Neykene501/

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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 Nikni
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