Nicholaus Surname

17,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nicholaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicholaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania30,7741:1,720233
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Nicholaus (31,964) may also be a first name.

Nicholaus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicholaus occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nicholaus.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholaus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,885th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,904 people. The last name Nicholaus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nicholaus reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 26,544th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 31,964 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 30,774 people, or 1 in 1,720. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 14 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 11 percent reside and Geita Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nicholaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicholaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nicholaus last name declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicholaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicholaus surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Nicholaus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $44,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nichoulaus953/
Nicholauss951/
Nicholas9497,373/
Nicolaus9415,923/
Nicholus941,270/
Nicholau9459/
Nicholous892,404/
Nicholass89131/
Nitcholas8956/
Nicholais8940/
Nichollas8927/
Nicholaas8916/
Niocholas894/
Nicholias893/
Nicolausz893/
Nichalaus893/
Nichoolas892/
Nichholas891/
Nicholads891/
Nicholaes891/
Nicholius891/
Nicollaus891/
Nichoilas891/
Nicholeus890/
Nichoulas890/
Nicholase890/
Nicsholas890/
Nichoelas890/
Nicoulaus890/
Nicolas88262,820/
Nichola88347/
Nicolus8844/
Nicholu881/
Nicholauce845/
Nicolauszs843/
Nicholaids841/
Nicholasse841/
Nicholouse840/
Nicolaas821,985/
Nicolous82688/
Nicolais82538/
Nicollas82229/
Nicholai82211/
Nicholos82183/
Nicholia8225/
Nycholas8224/
Necholas8216/
Nicolass8214/
Nicolias8213/
Nicolaïs8213/
Nicholat8211/
Nicalaus829/
Nikholas826/
Nichalas826/
Nicholla824/
Nicholay824/
Nicuolas824/
Nicholad823/
Nichulas823/
Nicholae822/
Nicholou822/
Nnicolas822/
Nicoulas822/
Nicoolas822/
Niciolas822/
Nichalus821/
Nichelas821/
Nicolius821/
Noicolas821/
Nicoilas821/
Nicolajs821/
Nicolash821/
Necolaus821/
Nicolauz821/
Nicholah820/
Nicholoa820/
Nicholasová803/
Nicholhouse800/
Nychollas784/
Nichollos783/
Nicholoss781/
Nikhollas781/
Nishoulas781/
Nicolahas781/
Nicholace780/
Nicholies780/
Nichulous780/
Nichalous780/
Nicolás75487/
Nicolaz75316/
Nicolos75109/
Necolas7566/
Nicholo759/
Nícolas759/
Nicalas758/
Nichala756/
Niciola754/
Nycolas753/
Nechola753/
Nisolas752/
Nicolaş751/
Nicòlas751/
Nicólas751/
D'nicolais744/
Nicolasová741/
Nicoulaz71116/
Nycholat7183/
Nitsolas7156/
Nischala7143/
Nicolois7138/
Nicholie7135/
Nichalos7112/
Nicholoy7110/
Nicalous716/
Nycolaas714/
Neecolas711/
Nicoloss711/
Nicsolos711/
Naichala711/
Niciolai711/
Nicalaïs711/
Nícholla711/
Nycholos711/
Necolous711/
Nicholei710/
Nicholey710/
Nisola67899/
Nizola67102/
Nishchala675/
Noichalat672/
Nikhalash671/
Nischalla671/
Nitchalla671/
Gnichalla671/
Noichalad671/
Nidchalad671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nicholaus
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