Niquén Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Niquén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niquén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Niquen (1,041), Niquèn (3) & Ñiquen (1,888) are calculated separately.

Niquén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niquén occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Niquen, Niquèn or Ñiquen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niquén? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niquén is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Niquén occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Niquén are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Andean South America.

Niquén is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,594,708. In Peru Niquén is most common in: Apurímac Region, where 67 percent live and Lima Province, where 33 percent live. Barring Peru this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niquen941,041/
Niquèn943/
Ñiquen891,888/
Niquin83872/
Niquín831/
Niqn801/
Neuquén7714/
Naiquen772/
Niqin732/
Nequin67319/
Ñiquin67197/
Nikuin676/
Niguen676/
Naiqin672/
Nyquin671/
Nequen671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Niquén
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