Nyks Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nyks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2071:183,61725,035
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Nykš (27) are calculated separately.

Nyks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyks is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nykš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Nyks live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 183,617. Without taking into account Poland Nyks occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Wales, where 2 percent live.

Nyks Last Name Statistics demography

Nyks earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nykš9227/
Nykås8962/
Nykes896/
Nyoks894/
Niks751,036/
Neks75103/
Näks7566/
Nyqs751/
Nygs751/
Nykx751/
Nicks677,115/
Nikse67111/
Niksz6755/
Niksh6732/
Neuks6723/
Naiks6722/
Neeks6714/
Nijks6712/
Nekså677/
Nekse674/
Neiks672/
Necks672/
Nieks671/
Nyokx671/
Nehks671/
Ngeks671/
Neaks670/

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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 Nyks
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