Nicholsen Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Nicholsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicholsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Nicholsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicholsen is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nicholsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 926,175th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. Nicholsen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Nicholsen reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Nicholsen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States Nicholsen is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Nicholsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nicholsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicholsen surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicholsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicholsen last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nicholsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.62% less than the national average, earning R 41,292 per year and in United States they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $48,653 USD 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
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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 Nicholsen
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