Niskan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Niskan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Niskan (86) may also be a first name.
Niskan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niskan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niskan (Hindi: निस्कान) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niskan? popularity and diffusion
Niskan is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Niskan are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Niskan is also the 1,032,266th most common forename in the world, held by 86 people.
Niskan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Niskan is most numerous in: Rivers, where 83 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niskan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niskan in the Hindi language | ||
| निस्कान | niskana | 50 |
| निसकन | nisakana | 50 |
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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 Niskan
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