Nikolaos Forename
3,389th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 307,779 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece
Nikolaos Forename User-submission:
In Greek Nikolaos means 'victory of the people'. Nikolaos is derived from nike (gr. Νίκη), which means 'victory' and laos (gr. λαός), which means 'people from a nation'.
Nikolaos Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 100% | 297,375 | 1:37 | 6 |
| Germany | 100% | 2,766 | 1:34,952 | 1,223 |
| United States | 100% | 2,764 | 1:131,164 | 5,367 |
| England | 100% | 734 | 1:75,753 | 3,117 |
| Sweden | 100% | 667 | 1:14,779 | 1,146 |
| Poland | 100% | 424 | 1:89,687 | 2,012 |
| Belgium | 100% | 364 | 1:31,566 | 1,946 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 327 | 1:2,664 | 378 |
| Albania | 100% | 270 | 1:11,284 | 1,715 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 190 | 1:43,229 | 2,038 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 182 | 1:92,869 | 4,964 |
| Brazil | 100% | 147 | 1:1,457,389 | 33,965 |
| Canada | 100% | 132 | 1:251,010 | 8,705 |
| South Africa | 100% | 131 | 1:416,280 | 21,118 |
| Spain | 100% | 109 | 1:426,880 | 5,869 |
| Austria | 100% | 107 | 1:79,572 | 1,894 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 107 | 1:2,410,875 | 117,678 |
| Thailand | 100% | 80 | 1:875,823 | 33,771 |
| Czechia | 75% | 79 | 1:134,888 | 1,314 |
| Italy | 100% | 76 | 1:803,449 | 7,422 |
| Scotland | 100% | 73 | 1:73,293 | 1,955 |
| Denmark | - | 69 | 1:81,877 | 2,555 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 68 | 1:8,295 | 733 |
| Norway | 100% | 48 | 1:106,924 | 3,383 |
| Australia | - | 39 | 1:350,195 | 6,577 |
| France | 100% | 38 | 1:1,749,219 | 10,826 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Finland | 100% | 31 | 1:176,877 | 3,198 |
| DR Congo | - | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Croatia | 100% | 23 | 1:183,351 | 3,362 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 22 | 1:317,745 | 6,287 |
| Israel | 92% | 22 | 1:381,951 | 8,592 |
| Estonia | 100% | 20 | 1:65,769 | 3,350 |
| Russia | 100% | 18 | 1:8,012,984 | 32,991 |
| Hungary | 100% | 18 | 1:543,987 | 1,953 |
| Wales | 100% | 18 | 1:171,906 | 3,302 |
| Georgia | 100% | 15 | 1:249,231 | 6,179 |
| Turkey | 100% | 14 | 1:5,557,265 | 23,905 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 12 | 1:2,537,495 | 69,200 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 12 | 1:2,516,824 | 41,518 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 6 | 1:409,793 | 5,154 |
| Singapore | - | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Philippines | 100% | 5 | 1:21,201,895 | 240,180 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5 | 1:1,430,399 | 43,518 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Monaco | 100% | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Serbia | - | 4 | 1:1,786,430 | 6,903 |
| Romania | 100% | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:24,564 | 1,836 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,795 | 134 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| India | - | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
The alternate forms: Nikólaos (2) & Nikoláos (1) are calculated separately.
Nikolaos (51) may also be a surname.
Nikolaos Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Greek Nikolaos means 'victory of the people'. Nikolaos is derived from nike (gr. Νίκη), which means 'victory' and laos (gr. λαός), which means 'people from a nation'.
- nikolaospetridisNikolaos Forename Popularity
Nikolaos Demographics
Average Male Nikolaos Height
176.32 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 193 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikólaos | 96 | 2 | / |
| Nikoláos | 96 | 1 | / |
| Nickolaos | 94 | 424 | / |
| Nikollaos | 94 | 88 | / |
| Nikolaosz | 94 | 8 | / |
| Nikkolaos | 94 | 8 | / |
| Nikoolaos | 94 | 6 | / |
| Nikolaous | 94 | 6 | / |
| Nikolayos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nikoslaos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaoss | 94 | 1 | / |
| Niokolaos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nnikolaos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nikoilaos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaaos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaois | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nikoliaos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nicolaos | 88 | 2,269 | / |
| Nikoloas | 88 | 196 | / |
| Nykolaos | 88 | 15 | / |
| Nikalaos | 88 | 9 | / |
| Nekolaos | 88 | 3 | / |
| Njkolaos | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nikolaüs | 88 | 2 | / |
| Niqolaos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nikelaos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nukolaos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nickoloas | 82 | 7 | / |
| Nikolojus | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nickalaos | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nicolaous | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nickolious | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkols | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nicoloas | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nicolaüs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nikaloas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nicalaos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Necolaos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nicolious | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nicoloaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Necoloas | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nikalojus | 59 | 6 | / |
| Necolious | 59 | 5 | / |
| Nickalious | 56 | 1 | / |
Nikolaos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaos in the Russian language | ||
| Николаос | nikolaos | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- 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 Nikolaos