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
The last name Niković has its highest incidence in Montenegro. It may occur as a variant: Nikovic, Nikoviç or Nikovič. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niković? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 629,292nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Niković reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Montenegro, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 1,992. In Montenegro Niković is most frequent in: Tuzi Municipality, where 38 percent are found, Ulcinj Municipality, where 22 percent are found and Bar Municipality, where 9 percent are found. Other than Montenegro this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 26 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.
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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