Nick Surname

14,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nick Surname Definition:

NIC: An abbreviated form of Gaelic nighean mhic, 'daughter of Mac, used after forenames of women.

Nick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21,9221:3,503457
United States4,6551:77,8648,893
Papua New Guinea3,5211:2,31693
Germany3,2121:25,0643,327
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Switzerland5021:16,3602,691
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Hungary2871:34,2033,727
Canada2771:133,01713,807
England2731:204,09517,723
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
India1941:3,953,945107,840
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
France1691:393,03457,995
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Brazil1541:1,390,09346,994
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
China931:14,702,382862
Israel751:114,10212,745
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Afghanistan691:465,9886,093
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Austria521:163,75821,504
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Finland491:112,17811,104
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Greece461:240,86536,930
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Romania351:573,65341,852
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:121,30111,808

Nick (593,595) may also be a first name.

Nick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

NIC: An abbreviated form of Gaelic nighean mhic, 'daughter of Mac, used after forenames of women.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A diminutive of Nicolas, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Nicholas.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nick (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻚ) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nick.

How Common Is The Last Name Nick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,556th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 190,315 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Nick reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nick is also the 1,672nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 593,595 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 21,922 people, or 1 in 3,503. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent live and Fars Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Iran Nick is found in 118 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Nick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nick surname grew 1,124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,011 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nick last name are 13.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nick earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.8% less than the national average, earning R 145,440 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $51,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naick891,129/
Nicke89819/
Neick89119/
Noick8925/
Nickø897/
Nieck893/
Nicck893/
Nickk891/
Nuick891/
Nickh890/
Nik86128,900/
Nic862,783/
Nischk80108/
Neicke8013/
Hnicke804/
Nickhe803/
Hneick802/
Naicks801/
Nicksz801/
Nitcke801/
Nnickk801/
Nichks801/
Nickke800/
Naik751,563,666/
Nike7510,696/
Neck751,376/
Noik75711/
Niec75595/
Nikh75342/
Nicq75221/
Nikq75196/
Ngik75171/
Nijk75166/
Niek75163/
Hnik75140/
Noic75112/
Neik75101/
Nuic7591/
Naic7551/
Nyck7538/
Nicc7534/
Nikk7526/
Nikc7522/
Nikç7522/
Niok7521/
Näck7515/
Nuik7514/
Nikø7513/
Neic759/
Nicp753/
Nhck752/
Nict751/
Nhik751/
Nnik751/
Nikg751/
Nigc751/
Nhic751/
Niqc751/
Njck751/
Nicx751/
Nihc751/
Nihk751/
Nischke73191/
Nicksch73155/
Nicková7329/
Nihchke738/
H'Neick734/
Nickova733/
Nishchk731/
D'Neick731/
Neitcke730/
Naike679,488/
Noike67683/
Nikkh67644/
Necke67582/
Naaik67190/
Neeck67141/
Naikh67120/
Neike6795/
Näcke6780/
Nyock6758/
Niksz6755/
Nayck6728/
Nikke6727/
Neack6725/
Nikhe6724/
Naidk6718/
Hønnicke6717/
Niszk6717/
Nnike6716/
Nijks6712/
Naikk6711/
Gneck679/
Nnaik677/
Hnaik677/
Naikp675/
Nheik674/
Gnoik674/
Nishk674/
Gnihc674/
Naigk673/
Naijk673/
Näckå673/
Nhike672/
Neiks672/
Nesck672/
Hneik672/
Neckx672/
Naiqk671/
Niktt671/
Niscs671/
Nissc671/
Hneck671/
Nojck671/
Naihc671/
Neckh671/
Ngoik671/
Nikåå671/
Nneck671/
Nijke671/
Nuikh671/
Niejk671/
Naisk671/
Naizk671/
Ngaik671/
Nuitk671/
Nizke671/
Noyck670/
Noics670/

Nick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nick in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻚalnyk-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nick
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