Nikoro Surname

256,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Nikoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4571:121,5808,014
England361:1,547,72466,012
Cook Islands111:1,653423
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nikoro (55) may also be a first name.

Nikoro Last Name Facts

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

Nikoro (Marathi: िनकोरो, Russian: Никоро) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikoro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,892nd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,750,682 people. Nikoro is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nikoro reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nikoro is also the 1,336,256th most numerous forename on earth, held by 55 people.

The last name Nikoro is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,457 people, or 1 in 121,580. In Nigeria Nikoro is primarily found in: Delta, where 71 percent live, Plateau, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The Cook Islands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikoro9213/
Nikkoro921/
Nikooro921/
Nikouros861/
Naikorou861/
Nikora831,134/
Nikaro8312/
Nekoro839/
Nicoro836/
Nykoro831/
Nikosroud8021/
Gnikourou803/
Nikourous801/
Nikourood801/
Naikourou801/
Nekooro7725/
Nickora7713/
Naikaro772/
Neskoro772/
Nhikuro772/
Naikuro771/
Nikorau771/
Nikkuro771/
Nikotra771/
Nikaroo771/
Neskorod7189/
Ngikoora7110/
Nikharot714/
Nekorouh713/
Nikourah712/
Nikourad712/
Nyokorou711/
Naikoura711/
Naikarot711/
Nikura6712,730/
Nicora674,655/
Nykora67782/
Nekaro67612/
Nikara67320/
Nekora67105/
Nekhorosh6742/
Nicaro6715/
Nekourouh6711/
Nikera672/
Nekero671/
Nukaro671/
Nekoorouh671/
Nicourosh671/
Nekourooh671/

Nikoro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikoro in the Marathi language
िनकोरोinakoro-
Nikoro in the Russian language
Никороnikoro-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikoro
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