Ñiquen Surname

217,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Ñiquen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ñiquen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,8451:17,2272,116
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Niquen (1,041), Niquén (5) & Niquèn (3) are calculated separately.

Ñiquen Last Name Facts

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

Ñiquen is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Niquen, Niquén or Niquèn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñiquen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,216th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,859,929 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ñiquen live; 100 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname Ñiquen is most commonly used in Peru, where it is borne by 1,845 people, or 1 in 17,227. In Peru it is most frequent in: Lambayeque Region, where 43 percent live, Lima Province, where 34 percent live and Callao Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Peru this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 1 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Ñiquen Last Name Statistics demography

Ñiquen earn around the same as the average income. In Peru they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,462 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niquen941,041/
Niquén895/
Niquèn893/
Ñiquin83197/
Ñiguen831/
Naiquen772/
Niquin67872/
Nquyen67538/
Niguen676/
Nequen671/
Niquín671/
Ñequin671/
Naquen671/
Nquean671/
Naiquenia671/

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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 Ñiquen
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