# Niku
## Finnish
### Etymology

From a vernacular form of Nikolaus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniku/, [ˈniku]
* Rhymes: -iku
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ku

### Proper noun

Niku
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Niku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nikuni
Nikuni
accusative
nom.
Nikuni
Nikuni
gen.
Nikuni
genitive
Nikuni
Nikujeni
partitive
Nikuani
Nikujani
inessive
Nikussani
Nikuissani
elative
Nikustani
Nikuistani
illative
Nikuuni
Nikuihini
adessive
Nikullani
Nikuillani
ablative
Nikultani
Nikuiltani
allative
Nikulleni
Nikuilleni
essive
Nikunani
Nikuinani
translative
Nikukseni
Nikuikseni
abessive
Nikuttani
Nikuittani
instructive
comitative
—Nikuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nikusi
Nikusi
accusative
nom.
Nikusi
Nikusi
gen.
Nikusi
genitive
Nikusi
Nikujesi
partitive
Nikuasi
Nikujasi
inessive
Nikussasi
Nikuissasi
elative
Nikustasi
Nikuistasi
illative
Nikuusi
Nikuihisi
adessive
Nikullasi
Nikuillasi
ablative
Nikultasi
Nikuiltasi
allative
Nikullesi
Nikuillesi
essive
Nikunasi
Nikuinasi
translative
Nikuksesi
Nikuiksesi
abessive
Nikuttasi
Nikuittasi
instructive
comitative
—Nikuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nikumme
Nikumme
accusative
nom.
Nikumme
Nikumme
gen.
Nikumme
genitive
Nikumme
Nikujemme
partitive
Nikuamme
Nikujamme
inessive
Nikussamme
Nikuissamme
elative
Nikustamme
Nikuistamme
illative
Nikuumme
Nikuihimme
adessive
Nikullamme
Nikuillamme
ablative
Nikultamme
Nikuiltamme
allative
Nikullemme
Nikuillemme
essive
Nikunamme
Nikuinamme
translative
Nikuksemme
Nikuiksemme
abessive
Nikuttamme
Nikuittamme
instructive
comitative
—Nikuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nikunne
Nikunne
accusative
nom.
Nikunne
Nikunne
gen.
Nikunne
genitive
Nikunne
Nikujenne
partitive
Nikuanne
Nikujanne
inessive
Nikussanne
Nikuissanne
elative
Nikustanne
Nikuistanne
illative
Nikuunne
Nikuihinne
adessive
Nikullanne
Nikuillanne
ablative
Nikultanne
Nikuiltanne
allative
Nikullenne
Nikuillenne
essive
Nikunanne
Nikuinanne
translative
Nikuksenne
Nikuiksenne
abessive
Nikuttanne
Nikuittanne
instructive
comitative
—Nikuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nikunsa
Nikunsa
accusative
nom.
Nikunsa
Nikunsa
gen.
Nikunsa
genitive
Nikunsa
Nikujensa
partitive
Nikuaan Nikuansa
Nikujaan Nikujansa
inessive
Nikussaan Nikussansa
Nikuissaan Nikuissansa
elative
Nikustaan Nikustansa
Nikuistaan Nikuistansa
illative
Nikuunsa
Nikuihinsa
adessive
Nikullaan Nikullansa
Nikuillaan Nikuillansa
ablative
Nikultaan Nikultansa
Nikuiltaan Nikuiltansa
allative
Nikulleen Nikullensa
Nikuilleen Nikuillensa
essive
Nikunaan Nikunansa
Nikuinaan Nikuinansa
translative
Nikukseen Nikuksensa
Nikuikseen Nikuiksensa
abessive
Nikuttaan Nikuttansa
Nikuittaan Nikuittansa
instructive
comitative
—Nikuineen Nikuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Nikunen
* Nikupeteri

#### Statistics

* Niku is the 5034th (tied with 30 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 143 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN