Surname

Niki

Niki (仁木) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean benevolence + tree, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.

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Written仁木にきbenevolence + tree

What Niki means

仁
benevolence
木
tree

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Niki describes a place. Its kanji point to trees, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji