Paniker Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Paniker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paniker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4711:1,628,58959,705
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Paniker (25) may also be a first name.

Paniker Last Name Facts

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

Paniker (Bengali: পানিকার, Hindi: पानेकर, Marathi: पानीकेर, Oriya: ପାଣିେକର) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pániker. Click here to see other possible spellings of Paniker.

How Common Is The Last Name Paniker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 455,757th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Paniker reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Paniker is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 25 people.

The surname Paniker is most common in India, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 1,628,589. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent live, Kerala, where 14 percent live and Gujarat, where 11 percent live. Beside India it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent live and Kuwait, where 8 percent live.

Paniker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paniker surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Paniker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $54,260 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paniker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paniker in the Bengali language
পানিকারpanikara-
Paniker in the Oriya language
ପାଣିେକରpaniekara50
ପାଣିେକର୍paniekar50
Paniker in the Hindi language
पानेकरpanekara33.33
पनीकेरpanikera33.33
पानीकेरpanikera16.67
पाणिकरpanikara16.67
Paniker in the Marathi language
पानीकेरpanikera18.67
पनीकेरpanikera16.44
पिनकेरpinakera16
पािनकेरpainakera15.11
पणीकेरpanikera8
पिणकेरpinakera6.22
पनीकरpanikara4.44
पाणीकरpanikara3.56
पणीकरpanikara3.56
पािणकेरpainakera3.56
पानीकरpanikara1.78
पािनकरpainakara0.89

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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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  • 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 Paniker
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