Nikunja Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nikunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India281:27,395,192354,286
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nikunja (9,941) may also be a first name.

Nikunja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikunja (Bengali: নিকুঞ্জ, Hindi: निकुंजा, Marathi: िनकुंजा, Oriya: ନିକୁ) occurs most in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikunja? popularity and diffusion

Nikunja is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Nikunja occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nikunja reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nikunja is also the 61,484th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 9,941 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India it is most numerous in: Manipur, where 61 percent live, Karnataka, where 14 percent live and Bihar, where 11 percent live. Apart from India it occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikunia8614/
Nikinja8611/
Nikunjo868/
Nikunha864/
Nikunya862/
Nikunji861/
Nikhunia803/
Nikounia801/
Nikonya7146/
Nukunia712/
Nekunya712/
Nikonjo712/
Nikoonia674/
Naikonji671/
Nikounye671/
Nekuunsa671/
Nikkhonia6319/
Nekonya573/
Nekinya571/
Nikonzo571/
Nikonyo571/
Nnekunie537/
Nekounyo531/
Nijkonye531/
Gnekougne501/

Nikunja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikunja in the Bengali language
নিকুঞ্জnikunja97.42
নিকুজ্ঞnikujna1.29
Nikunja in the Oriya language
ନିକୁniku94.81
ନିକୁଂଜnikunja2.27
ନିକୁରnikura0.61
ନିକୁଞnikuna0.16
ନିକୁତାିnikutai0.08
ନିକୁଅniku'a0.08
ନିକୁଂଯnikunya0.08
ନିକୁଏniku'e0.04
ମଲିକmalika0.04
ନିକୁଜଂnikujam0.04
ନୀକୁଂଯnikunya0.04
କୁମାରkumara0.04
ନିକୁଜnikuja0.04
Nikunja in the Marathi language
िनकुंजाinakunja61.54
िनकुंजinakunja38.46
Nikunja in the Hindi language
निकुंजाnikunja37.5
निकुन्जाnikunja25
निकुन्जnikunja12.5
निकुँजाnikumja12.5
नीकुन्जnikunja12.5

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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 Nikunja
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