Nicholus Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nicholus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicholus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6161:74,9677,008
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Tanzania1991:266,03821,128
United States421:8,629,975373,648
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Guyana11:762,22114,420
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Nicholus (29,369) may also be a first name.

Nicholus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicholus (Hindi: निकोलस, Marathi: िनचोलुस) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,542nd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nicholus live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 28,352nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 29,369 people.

The surname Nicholus is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 74,967. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 29 percent reside, Kwale County, where 15 percent reside and Narok County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 16 percent reside.

Nicholus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicholus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nicholus last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicholus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nicholus surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Nicholus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.15% less than the national average, earning R 28,164 per year and in United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,862 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nicholus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nicholus in the Hindi language
निकोलसnikolasa-
Nicholus in the Marathi language
िनचोलुसinacolusa-

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Footnotes

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