Nuksa Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Nuksa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuksa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2231:9,1931,356
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ņukša (1) are calculated separately.

Nuksa (42) may also be a first name.

Nuksa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuksa (Hindi: नुकसा, Marathi: नुक्सा) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ņukša. For other possible spellings of Nuksa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuksa? popularity and diffusion

Nuksa is the 1,067,497th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Nuksa reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Nuksa is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 42 people.

The surname Nuksa is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 9,193. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 69 percent are found, Latgale, where 25 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuksha915/
Ņukša871/
Nuksath831/
Niksa801,027/
Noksa8016/
Nugsa803/
Nukse802/
Nukja801/
Niksza7343/
Nukzah7323/
Nicksa7322/
Niksha7314/
Noksah738/
Nhukse736/
Niksai732/
Nuchsa732/
Nuksiy731/
Nukshi731/
Niksay731/
Nouksi731/
Nukchat6748/
Nuchsai6721/
Nicksay6710/
Nuxa677/
Nokshaj674/
Nikshay673/
Nikksay672/
Nikshai671/
Nikscha671/
Neugssa671/
Nounkxa671/
Niecksa671/
Nukchai671/
Naugsad671/
Nuchsay671/

Nuksa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuksa in the Marathi language
नुक्साnuksa-
Nuksa in the Hindi language
नुकसाnukasa60
नुक्साnuksa40

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