Nyker Surname

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

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Nyker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nyker Last Name Facts

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

Nyker is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyker? popularity and diffusion

Nyker is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Nyker live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Nyker is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 68 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Nyker Last Name Statistics demography

Nyker earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.5% less than the national average, earning R 141,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyåker9146/
Nayker9113/
Nykier913/
Nyoker911/
Nykert911/
Neker80158/
Niker80101/
Nycer806/
Nykyr801/
Nykjr801/
Nykerova7714/
Naiker732,743/
Necker732,343/
Nyokir73572/
Nykjær73442/
Nekker73354/
Nikere73159/
Nikker7388/
Nicker7378/
Nizker7341/
Näcker7340/
Nekere7325/
Nykyor7315/
Nädker7315/
Nieker7313/
Najker7312/
Neiker7311/
Nekert738/
Naykir737/
Ngiker736/
Nikher736/
Nykior735/
Netker734/
Nikier733/
Neaker732/
Hniker732/
Neeker732/
Nykirt731/
Nezker731/
Nikeer731/
Naicker6740,000/
Nickert67133/
Nuisker6725/
Noikerd6713/
Neucker6712/
Neicker6711/
Naikere6710/
Neckier677/
Neckere677/
Naikker673/
Noykirh672/
Naykire672/
Nikkere671/
Naigker671/
Naikher671/
Neikere671/
Neecker670/
Neckert670/

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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 Nyker
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