i could be wrong, but i believe its slovenian. well, at least my last name ends in -nik and i know for a fact that my great-grandfather was born there when it was part of the austro-hungarian empire.
there are surnames on -nik in nearly all slavic states - russia, Belarus, poland, Czech Republic, slovakia, ukraina, serbia, Croatia. there were many migrations among these countries. it is believed that surnames on -nik developed in contact with jidish.
Nik Sentenza's birth name is Niklas Kitzler.
Nik Sharma's birth name is Nikash Sharma.
Nik Jackson's birth name is Nikhil Jackson.
Nik Novecento's birth name is Leonardo Sottani.
Nik Pace's birth name is Erika Pace.
Nik Isbelle's birth name is Nicole Todd Isbell.
Nik Kershaw's birth name is Nicholas David Kershaw.
Nik Tyler's birth name is Nicholas W. Gould.
Nik Mills's birth name is Nicholas Glen Mills.
nik means a man who thinks he is better than others
Nik is a unisex name, and is used for both genders. The most common use of Nik is a shorter version of Nikolas. It could also be used as a nick-name for Nikki, Nikole, etc.
Nik Richie's birth name is Hooman Abedi Karamian.