Nicholaas Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Nicholaas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nicholaas (1,665) may also be a first name.
Nicholaas Demographics
Average Nicholaas Salary in
South Africa
R 223,620
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nicholaas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicholaas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nicholaas has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicholaas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Nicholaas reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nicholaas is also the 188,704th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,665 people.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Nicholaas is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 93 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Nicholaas Last Name Statistics demography
Nicholaas earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning R 223,620 per year.
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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 Nicholaas
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