Nižnik Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Nižnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nižnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813

The alternate forms: Niznik (1,280), Niżnik (8), Niźnik (6) & Niźník (1) are calculated separately.

Nižnik Last Name Facts

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

Nižnik is most common in Slovakia. It may occur in the variant forms: Niznik, Niżnik, Niźnik or Niźník. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nižnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nižnik live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 184,016. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 83 percent are found and Prešov Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Slovakia Nižnik is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 25 percent are found and Czechia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niznik941,280/
Niżnik948/
Niźnik946/
Niźník891/
Nisnik8343/
Nijnik8329/
Nižniková8043/
Nizhnik773,035/
Niznick77101/
Nizniks7719/
Nishnik7717/
Nißnick7710/
Nisjnik775/
Nisnick774/
Neijnik772/
Nijnike771/
Nishnick7149/
Nizhnikh7138/
Nischnik7111/
Nissnick716/
Nichnick712/
Nizhnnik711/
Nizshnik711/
Nizhnick711/
Nicnickk711/
Nižníková67180/
Neznik6753/
Nijnic6725/
Nyznik6725/
Niznikova6724/
Nesnik6720/
Nežník676/
Nicnic676/
Nusnik674/
Nyžnyk672/
Necnik672/
Niznek672/
Nisnic671/
Nizniková671/
Niźniková671/
Nižníkova671/

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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 Nižnik
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