Nikunen Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nikunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland4901:11,2181,725
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nikunen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikunen (Russian: Никунен) occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nikunen.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikunen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikunen is the 508,499th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. Nikunen is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Nikunen live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Nikunen is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 11,218. In Finland Nikunen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 32 percent are found, Kymenlaakso, where 23 percent are found and South Karelia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Finland this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Nikunen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikunen surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nikunen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $40,443 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikonen8685/
Nikinen8621/
Nikunin866/
Nikkinen801,628/
Nikkonen80343/
Nikunina8010/
Nuikkinen7525/
Neikkinen751/
Nikonin7127/
Nikinin716/
Nekonen713/
Nekunin712/
Nekkonen6735/
Nekonnen675/

Nikunen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikunen in the Russian language
Никуненnikunen-

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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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  • 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 Nikunen
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