Nyikan Surname
2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nyikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
Nyikan (27) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyikaan | 92 | 17 | / |
| Nyiekan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyekan | 83 | 283 | / |
| Nyikon | 83 | 96 | / |
| Njikan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niekant | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nyikong | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nniekan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyehkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njikane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiokan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuikan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyekain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niekand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyikeine | 71 | 175 | / |
| Nyikoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niyokhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naayikam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niikam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nieckandt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njikon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyekon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhikam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyikan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis