Nicholous Surname

177,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nicholous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicholous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3931:22,1242,746
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Nicholous (4,143) may also be a first name.

Nicholous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicholous occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholous? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 177,824th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,031,425 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nicholous reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 108,002nd most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 4,143 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,393 people, or 1 in 22,124. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 13 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Nicholous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nicholous has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Nicholous
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