Nizhnikh Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nizhnikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizhnikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Nizhnikh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nizhnikh (Russian: Нижних) is found most in Russia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizhnikh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nizhnikh is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Nizhnikh reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,003,418. In Russia Nizhnikh is most numerous in: Bryansk Oblast, where 58 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 3 percent are found.

Nizhnikh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nizhnik933,035/
Nizhnick881/
Nizshnik881/
Nizhnnik881/
Niznik861,280/
Niznick80101/
Nezhnik8033/
Nizniks8019/
Nishnik8017/
Nyzhnik809/
Nuzhnik802/
Nizhnyk801/
Nizhnikova78832/
Nuzhnykh75941/
Nishnick7549/
Nischnik7511/
Nyzhnykh753/
Nichnich753/
Nichnick752/
Nižnik7161/
Neznik7153/
Nisnik7143/
Nijnik7129/
Nyznik7125/
Niznikova7124/
Niżnik718/
Niznij717/
Niźnik716/
Niznek712/
Nizniková711/
Nyzhnyk676,892/
Nezhnikova67110/
Nezhnyk6716/
Nycznik6713/
Nishnic6713/
Nichnig6711/
Nißnick6710/
Nisjnik675/
Nuzhnyk674/
Nisnick674/
Nyzhnikova672/
Neijnik672/
Nijnike671/
Nezniks671/
Nushnik671/

Nizhnikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nizhnikh in the Russian language
Нижнихniznih-

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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
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  • 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 Nizhnikh
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