Nicholay Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Nicholay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicholay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nicholay (47) may also be a first name.

Nicholay Last Name Facts

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

Nicholay has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nicholay are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nicholay is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 47 people.

The last name Nicholay is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Nicholay is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 50 percent are found and New York, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The United States Nicholay exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 25 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Nicholay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nicholay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicholay surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicolay937,100/
Nichola93347/
Nicholy931/
Nicholas8897,373/
Nicholai88211/
Nicolaye8876/
Nicholau8859/
Nicholia8825/
Nicholat8811/
Nicholoy8810/
Nicholla884/
Nicholad883/
Nicollay883/
Nicholae882/
Nicholly880/
Nicholah880/
Nicholey880/
Nicholoa880/
Nicola8642,688/
Nicoly86104/
Nicholaus8230,892/
Nicholass82131/
Nitcholas8256/
Nicholais8240/
Nichollas8227/
Nicholaas8216/
Nicholias823/
Nichoolas822/
Nichholas821/
Nicholads821/
Nichoilas821/
Nichoulas820/
Nicolau80107,881/
Nicolai8016,956/
Nicolia80539/
Nichole80490/
Nicolaï80401/
Nicolla80156/
Nicoley8082/
Nicolaj8061/
Nicolea8049/
Nicholi8042/
Nichela8033/
Nicolaÿ8017/
Nicolly8013/
Nicolaa8010/
Nichala806/
Necholy805/
Necolay805/
Niciola804/
Nechola803/
Nicolya802/
Nicoloa802/
Nicoula801/
Nicholj801/
Nicalay800/
Nichaly800/
Nichoulaus783/
Nicholaids781/
Nicholauss781/
Nicholes751,928/
Nicolaie751,263/
Nicolaij75175/
Nicholis75111/
Nicolaai7593/
Nycholat7583/
Nicolaio7562/
Noichula7562/
Nicholle7556/
Nischala7543/
Nicholie7535/
Nitchula7531/
Necholas7516/
Nicholet7512/
Nichalas756/
Nicollau753/
Nichulas753/
Nicollai753/
Nicholou752/
Niciolas752/
Nichulla751/
Nicholer751/
Nucholla751/
Neichela751/
Naichala751/
Nicolaia751/
Niciolai751/
Niecoley751/
Nicoulau751/
Nícholla751/
Naichely751/
Nichella750/
Nicholei750/
Nicole7122,371/
Nicholous712,404/
Nisola71899/
Nizola71102/
Nicholles7192/
Nicala7155/
Necola7140/
Nichollis7112/
Nycoly7111/
Nicolé716/
Nishchala715/
Nicholich715/
Nychollas714/
Nichalaus713/
Nicóla712/
Noichalat712/
Nichoolis711/
Nischalla711/
Nitchalla711/
D'Nicuola711/
Nishoulas711/
Nicolí711/
Nicoła711/
Nícola711/
Nıcola711/
Gnichalla711/
Nycola711/
Noichalad711/
Nicoliaia711/
Nidchalad711/
Nicholeus710/
Nicholess710/
Nicholett710/
Nicholist710/
Nicolle678,683/
Nichele673,461/
Nicolli67852/
Nechala67494/
Nizzola67404/
Nicioli67403/
Nichale67403/
Nissola67365/
Naisola67184/
Nechela6798/
Nicolei6781/
Necolau6768/
Nicheli6757/
Nicholetts6756/
Nitsola6743/
Nicolie6727/
Nicolou6724/
Nicalau6714/
Nucholi6714/
Nishala6712/
Nicolee6711/
Nizolya6710/
Necholi678/
Nicoleu678/
Nikhala674/
Nikhole674/
Nichali674/
Nicoloi673/
Necolai673/
Niciole673/
Nichèle673/
Nizolla673/
Nizolly673/
Neicole672/
Nicolauová672/
Nisolas672/
Necoula672/
Nicoule672/
Nicoole671/
Nechole671/
Nechula671/
Necolia671/
Nijolea671/
Nichule671/
Nizoola671/
Nizsola671/
Nuchala671/
Nisolla671/
Nycolai671/
Nicolii671/
Nicalai671/
Nisalay671/
Nycolau671/
Nicolih671/
Nicalla671/
Nuchole670/
Nisoley670/
Nicaloy670/

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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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  • 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 Nicholay
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