Niksen Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Niksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Niksen (387) may also be a first name.

Niksen Last Name Facts

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

Niksen (Russian: Никсен) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niksen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Niksen is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Niksen reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 440,394th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 387 people.

Niksen is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 3,673,589. In Indonesia Niksen is most prevalent in: West Kalimantan, where 64 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 14 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Niksen is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicksen9268/
Niksaen921/
Nikshen921/
Nikson83850/
Niksan83136/
Neksen8316/
Niksin834/
Nixsen832/
Nigsen831/
Nickson7712,816/
Nikshin77116/
Nikscin7720/
Nicksin7719/
Nikshan7717/
Nickgen776/
Nicksan774/
Nukhsen771/
Niksson771/
Nigssen771/
Niksanh771/
Nikksan771/
Niegsen771/
Niksion771/
Niksant770/
Nichsen770/
Nixen7383/
Nikshina7147/
Neiksane7110/
Nicksion718/
Nikšienė715/
Neikshan714/
Nicksson712/
Nikshane712/
Naiksaan711/
Naickson711/
Nicksing711/
Nieckson711/
Neickson711/
Nixson67596/
Nexsen67150/
Nicsan6771/
Nicson6770/
Nekson6765/
Nykson679/
Niggen674/
Nugsen674/
Nikcin673/
Nuksan673/
Nikzem671/
Neksin671/
Nuksin671/
Nigson671/
Nikshchan671/
Nikzan671/
Nixsin670/

Niksen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niksen in the Russian language
Никсенniksen-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Niksen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis