Niković Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Niković Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 321 | 1:1,992 | 428 |
| Serbia | 126 | 1:56,706 | 5,363 |
| Croatia | 32 | 1:132,144 | 18,905 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Nikovic (123), Nikoviç (2) & Nikovič (1) are calculated separately.
Niković Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niković Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niković is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Nikovic, Nikoviç or Nikovič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Niković.
How Common Is The Last Name Niković? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 629,292nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Niković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Niković is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 1,992. In Montenegro Niković is mostly found in: Tuzi Municipality, where 38 percent reside, Ulcinj Municipality, where 22 percent reside and Bar Municipality, where 9 percent reside. Barring Montenegro Niković occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 26 percent reside and Croatia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikovic | 95 | 123 | / |
| Nikoviç | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nikovič | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nitković | 93 | 33 | / |
| Nicković | 93 | 5 | / |
| Nišković | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nuković | 86 | 316 | / |
| Nicović | 86 | 295 | / |
| Neković | 86 | 38 | / |
| Nešković | 80 | 7,655 | / |
| Nojković | 80 | 336 | / |
| Nejković | 80 | 140 | / |
| Nikovits | 80 | 105 | / |
| Nesković | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nikovics | 80 | 54 | / |
| Nikovich | 80 | 50 | / |
| Necković | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nickovic | 80 | 4 | / |
| Netković | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nikovicz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nikovitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najković | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nickovich | 75 | 126 | / |
| Nikovitch | 75 | 7 | / |
| Naikovich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nikkovich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nicovic | 71 | 56 | / |
| Nikhovitch | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nekovic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nukovič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikowitz | 67 | 247 | / |
| Nicovich | 67 | 90 | / |
| Neškovič | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nekovich | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nejkovic | 67 | 9 | / |
| Neckovic | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nojkovic | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nikovets | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nikowicz | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Nickovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikovych | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Niković
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