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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholous? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 177,824th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,031,425 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequently used forename in the world, borne by 4,143 people.

The surname Nicholous is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,393 people, or 1 in 22,124. In Tanzania Nicholous is most common in: Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 13 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Nicholous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nicholous has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicholous last name declined 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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