Nicau Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Nicau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Nicau (72) may also be a first name.
Nicau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nicau is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Nicau is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nicau live; 84 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent live in Iberian Europe. Nicau is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 72 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Besides Portugal this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
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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
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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 Nicau
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