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 has its highest incidence in Portugal. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nicau.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nicau is the 2,580,327th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Nicau is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nicau are found; 84 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 72 people.
It is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Beside Portugal this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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