Nirike Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nirike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nirike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nirike (10) may also be a first name.

Nirike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nirike is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nirike click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nirike? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Nirike occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Nirike reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Nirike is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nirik917/
Niruke83137/
Niriki83111/
Nerike8346/
Nurike8316/
Ngirik838/
Nirika833/
Nuirik831/
Nirake831/
Nairik831/
Nirick830/
Nirukhe77284/
Nirakhe77249/
Nericke77112/
Nirikhi7742/
Neirick7736/
Naireke7722/
Niriche7717/
Nireiki7710/
Nirigue779/
Nihrika777/
Ngiriki775/
Niereke772/
Nairake771/
Nierika771/
Nhirika771/
Nirekhe771/
Nirikha771/
Niric73343/
Nerik7363/
Nirek7350/
Nyrik7310/
Nirec734/
Nirig732/
Ngirioki712/
Nairigue712/
Neitreke711/
Nuriki671,230/
Neriki67225/
Nureke67155/
Nerake67105/
Neriec6718/
Nerick6714/
Nerice679/
Nireki678/
Nyrick677/
Nereke677/
Nerikh675/
Nierig675/
Nyorik675/
Nerika673/
Nirece672/
Ngairique672/
Nireka671/
Ngireg671/
Nairjk671/
Nyrice671/
Nuruke671/
Noirek671/
Neurik671/
Nitrix671/
Neriky671/
Noirig670/
Nirigs670/

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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 Nirike
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