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

The surname Nikum (Hindi: निकुम, Marathi: िनकुम, Oriya: ନିକୁମ, Russian: Никум) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,367th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,983,031 people. The surname Nikum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikum are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nikum is also the 552,051st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 260 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2,365 people, or 1 in 324,341. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Aside from India Nikum is found 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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