Nyikana Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyikana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyikana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3471:156,13217,639
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyikana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyikana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyikana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyikana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 156,132. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nyikana Last Name Statistics demography

Nyikana earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning R 272,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyhikana9318/
Nyikanga932/
Njikana8670/
Nyekana8636/
Nyikani863/
Nhikana861/
Nyikane861/
Nyekanga8011/
Nyikaino807/
Nyikango804/
Nyhekana801/
Nyekhanga751/
Nyekani7152/
Nyekane7124/
Ngekana713/
Njikane711/
Njekana711/
Nyikeine67175/
Nyekange674/
Nyekhani671/
Nyikongo671/
Niikkano671/
Nyekongna631/
Njikaange631/
Njecana5739/
Ngekane575/
Niecani573/
Njikone573/
Njekane571/
Niekongo5334/
Njikonje535/
Njekhani531/
Nyekonga531/
Nyuykonge5025/

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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 Nyikana
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