Nikum Surname

175,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nikum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,3651:324,34117,967
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nikum (260) may also be a first name.

Nikum Last Name Facts

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

Nikum (Hindi: निकुम, Marathi: िनकुम, Oriya: ନିକୁମ, Russian: Никум) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikum is the 175,367th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,983,031 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikum reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nikum is also the 552,051st most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 260 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 2,365 people, or 1 in 324,341. In India Nikum is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickum91489/
Nikume91215/
Nikumm91128/
Niekum9159/
Nikoum9124/
Nikkum9118/
Neikum9113/
Noikum912/
Naikum912/
Nikhum912/
Nikumh912/
Nuikum911/
Nidkum911/
Nikaum911/
Nikuum911/
Nikeum910/
Noikhum8313/
Naikume832/
Nikoume832/
Nickhum832/
Ngaikum831/
Nikom80245/
Nukum80141/
Nicum8025/
Nekum8018/
Nykum803/
Ngnikoum7715/
Niccum731,778/
Nikhom73501/
Neukum73386/
Noikom73322/
Nugkum73138/
Nukhum7312/
Nekume737/
Netkum736/
Nykume736/
Nukkum735/
Ngekum733/
Nekhum731/
Niekom731/
Nyokum731/
Naikom731/
Nihkom731/
Nickom730/
Neicum730/
Niceum730/
Niecum730/
Netkhum672/
Neakhum672/
Noikhom671/
Nekhume671/
Neakoum671/
Naykume671/
Nekkhum671/
Neagkum671/
Neikhom671/
Negkhum671/
Neiccum670/

Nikum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikum in the Oriya language
ନିକୁମnikuma-
Nikum in the Marathi language
िनकुमinakuma94.63
िनकूमinakuma4.27
नीकुमnikuma0.12
िनकुंinakum0.06
नीकूमnikuma0.06
Nikum in the Hindi language
निकुमnikuma80
निकूमnikuma20
Nikum in the Russian language
Никумnikum-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikum
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