Nikšic Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikšic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikšic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Nikšić (3,021), Niksic (493), Nikšič (18) & Niksić (52) are calculated separately.

Nikšic Last Name Facts

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

Nikšic occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Nikšić, Niksic, Nikšič or Niksić. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikšic? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Nikšic is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nikšic are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 884,100. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikšic is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikšic occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 40 percent reside and Czechia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikšić943,021/
Niksic94493/
Nikšič9418/
Niksić8952/
Nikšicová802/
Niksich77247/
Nicksic77242/
Niksick7738/
Nikshic771/
Nicksich71103/
Nicksick7117/
Nikshich7113/
Niksik6716/
Nikšičová6711/
Nixsic675/
Nikšićová673/
Nicsic672/
Nikschick672/
Nickschick631/
Nikshiq6213/
Nicsici622/
Nikshiç622/
Nikschik5721/
Nikshish573/
Nicshick571/
Nikshych571/
Nexic551/
Nikshikova5013/
Nikses503/

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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 Nikšic
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