Nishiki Surname

96,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,6621:27,4232,794
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Peru361:882,89218,060
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nishiki (473) may also be a first name.

Nishiki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishiki occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishiki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,359th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,476,108 people. The last name Nishiki occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nishiki live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Nishiki is also the 391,396th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 473 people.

This last name is most common in Japan, where it is held by 4,662 people, or 1 in 27,423. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

Nishiki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nishiki surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nishiki earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,352 per year and in United States they earn 35.98% more than the national average, earning $58,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishikai93597/
Nishioki93102/
Nishikii9319/
Nischiki931/
Noishiki931/
Nishika86280/
Nishiky8650/
Nisikie8627/
Nishiqi8612/
Naisiki864/
Nishike862/
Nishichi80596/
Nishioke8088/
Naisikie8010/
Nisiecki805/
Nishoika803/
Naisikoi801/
Nishheki801/
Nishiker801/
Nisika771,316/
Nisuki771/
Nitschike751/
Nizicki7190/
Niceski7182/
Nisseki7133/
Neshika7115/
Nishica7114/
Nisukki717/
Nisaika714/
Naisike712/
Nisheka712/
Nessiki711/
Neasiki711/
Nisikha711/
Nyshika710/
Niciecki67132/
Nicheski675/
Noisukhi674/
Niecicki671/
Nichikoy671/
Nisceski671/
Nitsehke671/
Nisheaka671/
Nysheika671/

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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 Nishiki
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