Nichls Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nichls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nichls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Nichls (16) may also be a first name.

Nichls Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nichls Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nichls is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nichls? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nichls are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 40 percent live, Arizona, where 20 percent live and Kentucky, where 20 percent live.

Nichls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nichls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nichls last name declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nichls Last Name Statistics demography

Nichls earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $56,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nichles9269/
Nichlls920/
Nichless869/
Nicles83118/
Niclls831/
Nicils831/
Nicels830/
Nicless772/
Nuchles772/
Niclles771/
Nicills771/
Nicells771/
Niecles770/
Nigels6765/
Necles676/
Nisles670/
Neuschless631/
Niesles622/
Neisels621/
Nikhlje621/
Naisells572/
Nexls550/
Nezels504/
Nigelz501/
Nysels501/
Nesles501/
Negels500/

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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 Nichls
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