Nishkun Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Nishkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Nishkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishkun (Georgian: ნიშკუნ, Russian: Нишкун) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nishkun is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Nishkun reside; 52 percent reside in North Asia and 52 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is most frequent in: Altai Krai, where 58 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Altai Republic, where 8 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 33 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside.

Nishkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nishkun surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niskun921/
Nyshkun8634/
Neshkun867/
Nikun83181/
Naikun77416/
Noikun77174/
Nuikun7764/
Nikhun778/
Nikuin776/
Nickun773/
Nikoun772/
Nikune772/
Nikkun772/
Noikhun71123/
Nikutin7185/
Naikune7130/
Naikhun7123/
Nikunth712/
Nikutyn711/
Nikuşin711/
Nikkhun711/
Niekoun711/
Nicheun711/
Nikuimn711/
Nickune710/
Nikon671,282/
Nykun6749/
Nicun674/
Njkun672/
Gnikoung671/
Nikkhoun671/
Ngnikoun671/
Nekun671/
Nikunova671/
Noicheun671/

Nishkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishkun in the Georgian language
ნიშკუნnishkun-
Nishkun in the Russian language
Нишкунniskun-

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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 Nishkun
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