Niksam Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Niksam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Niksam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1041:738,29438,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Niksam (13) may also be a first name.

Niksam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niksam (Hindi: निकसम, Marathi: कम) occurs most in Iran. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Niksam.

How Common Is The Last Name Niksam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Niksam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Niksam is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 738,294. In Iran Niksam is most common in: Isfahan Province, where 57 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niksame921/
Niksom831/
Nicsam831/
Nicksom772/
Nixam733/
Nixham675/
Nikjom672/
Niccam671/
Nuksom671/
Nueksom62245/
Nixom554/
Negzam505/
Nugsom501/
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Niksam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niksam in the Hindi language
निकसमnikasama-
Niksam in the Marathi language
कमkama-

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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 Niksam
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