Nikun Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nikun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1011:760,22338,762
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nikun (2,288) may also be a first name.

Nikun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikun (Bengali: নিকুন, Hindi: निकुन, Marathi: िनकुन, Oriya: ନିକୁଞ, Russian: Никун) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,267,784th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nikun are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 155,907th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 2,288 people.

Nikun is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 760,223. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Bushehr Province, where 37 percent reside, Fars Province, where 32 percent reside and Qom Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikun91416/
Noikun91174/
Nuikun9164/
Nikhun918/
Nikuin916/
Nickun913/
Nikoun912/
Nikune912/
Nikkun912/
Niskun911/
Noikhun83123/
Nikutin8385/
Naikune8330/
Naikhun8323/
Nishkun8321/
Nikunth832/
Nikuşin831/
Nikkhun831/
Nikuimn831/
Niekoun831/
Nikutyn831/
Nickune830/
Nikon801,282/
Nukun801,175/
Nykun8049/
Nicun804/
Njkun802/
Nekun801/
Nikunova771/
Ngnikoun771/
Nikkhoun771/
Gnikoung771/
Nikhon73242/
Neicun73184/
Netkun73110/
Noikon7380/
Nicung7368/
Naikon7353/
Nykung7331/
Nickon7328/
Nikoum7324/
Nukhun7323/
Nikkon7319/
Nikkum7318/
Nyokun732/
Noikum732/
Nikumh732/
Nekune731/
Neukun731/
Nikaum731/
Nikuum731/
Nekoun731/
Nidkum731/
Nykhun731/
Nikcon731/
Nukoun731/
Nuikum731/
Nikeum730/
Ngnikoung711/
Nikuschin711/
Netkhun671,292/
Naikhon67636/
Nykutyn6737/
Nyshkun6734/
Noikoon6718/
Noikhum6713/
Neshkun677/
Noikhon675/
Hnaikon674/
Nickhum672/
Nicusin672/
Nekutin672/
Nieckon671/
Nicoune671/
Naikoon671/
Nicheun671/
Nikumgh671/
Naykund671/
Nedkhun671/
Noykhun671/
Nhaikon671/
Niccune670/

Nikun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikun in the Bengali language
নিকুনnikuna-
Nikun in the Oriya language
ନିକୁଞnikuna64.1
ନିକୁନnikuna28.21
ନୀକୁଞnikuna2.56
ନିକୁନ୍nikun2.56
ନିକୁଞାଇଁnikuna'im2.56
Nikun in the Marathi language
िनकुनinakuna58.82
िनकुणinakuna29.41
नीकुनnikuna5.88
िनकूनinakuna5.88
Nikun in the Hindi language
निकुनnikuna50
निकुन्जnikunja10
नीकूंnikum10
निकूनnikuna10
निकूंnikum10
निकुन्तnikunta10
Nikun in the Russian language
Никунnikun-

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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
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  • 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 Nikun
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