Niskala Surname

231,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Niskala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niskala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,1841:4,642754
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Niskala (175) may also be a first name.

Niskala Last Name Facts

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

Niskala (Hindi: निसकला, Russian: Нискала) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niskala? popularity and diffusion

Niskala is the 231,788th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,181,036 people. Niskala occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Niskala live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 690,096th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 175 people.

The surname Niskala is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 1,184 people, or 1 in 4,642. In Finland Niskala is most prevalent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 26 percent live, Lapland, where 23 percent live and Uusimaa, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Niskala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niskala surname are 27.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.85% registered with the party.

The amount Niskala earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $39,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishkala937/
Niskali861/
Nishkale802/
Nishkalje751/
Niscola71181/
Nichkalo6750/
Niscolai6714/
Nichchkola591/
Nescola5726/
Niscolo577/
Nychkalo53276/
Nechkalo531/
Nichcolas501/
Nesqually500/

Niskala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niskala in the Hindi language
निसकलाnisakala-
Niskala in the Russian language
Нискалаniskala-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niskala
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