Niks Surname
Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname
Niks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 615 | 1:27,459 | 4,497 |
| Russia | 184 | 1:783,277 | 64,691 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Nikš (5) are calculated separately.
Niks (627) may also be a first name.
Niks Demographics
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Niks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niks (Hindi: निकस, Russian: Никс) is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as: Nikš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 351,873rd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,034,311 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Niks reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 332,667th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 627 people.
The last name Niks is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 615 people, or 1 in 27,459. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 38 percent live, South Holland, where 17 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Niks exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Niks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Niks surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Niks earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.51% less than the national average, earning $27,394 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikš | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nicks | 89 | 7,115 | / |
| Nikse | 89 | 111 | / |
| Niksz | 89 | 55 | / |
| Niksh | 89 | 32 | / |
| Naiks | 89 | 22 | / |
| Nijks | 89 | 12 | / |
| Neiks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nieks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Neikes | 80 | 534 | / |
| Niksch | 80 | 388 | / |
| Nikshe | 80 | 244 | / |
| Nickse | 80 | 67 | / |
| Naikes | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nijkes | 80 | 4 | / |
| Noikes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naicks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nicksz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niksse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nieksz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nichks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nikcsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nyks | 75 | 228 | / |
| Neks | 75 | 103 | / |
| Näks | 75 | 66 | / |
| Nigs | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nikz | 75 | 23 | / |
| Nikç | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nixs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nuks | 75 | 5 | / |
| Niqs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nicksch | 73 | 155 | / |
| Naikese | 73 | 6 | / |
| Niksova | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nieksch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niksche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigst | 67 | 2,775 | / |
| Nikše | 67 | 91 | / |
| Nykås | 67 | 62 | / |
| Nukss | 67 | 40 | / |
| Neuks | 67 | 23 | / |
| Neeks | 67 | 14 | / |
| Niggs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nichs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nekså | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nykes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyoks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nigsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nekse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuksh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nucks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niecksch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Necks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngigs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neigs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nicse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nugks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nukks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niscs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noics | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neaks | 67 | 0 | / |
Niks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niks in the Hindi language | ||
| निकस | nikasa | 60 |
| निक्स | niksa | 20 |
| निकस़ | nikasa | 20 |
| Niks in the Russian language | ||
| Никс | niks | - |
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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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