Nickel Surname

11,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Samoa

Nickel Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Nickel (people's victory).

Nickel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany29,8711:2,695268
United States11,4051:31,7813,971
Canada3,3131:11,1221,668
Brazil1,2031:177,9506,857
Poland6951:54,6898,608
Samoa4871:39897
France2881:230,63435,776
Australia1831:147,51715,697
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Austria1551:54,9388,627
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Ecuador1041:152,9417,134
Chile861:204,8436,482
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
England681:819,38343,863
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Panama331:118,5534,252
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Norway171:302,48730,120
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Belgium121:958,05473,966
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Finland101:549,67032,186
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2371:40,5974,767

Nickel (1,528) may also be a first name.

Nickel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Nickel (people's victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

[Knickell, M'Neacail, McNichol, Nicholson, Nicholls, MacKnaykyll, McNaykill, McNakill, McNaikell, Knacle, Knickell, Knickall, Kneacle, Kneakil, Knackle, Knicol, Nicol], contracted from MacNichol, 'Nicholas's Son'. It was formerly a common name in the Isle of Man, but has now almost disappeared.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Nickel Last Name Facts

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

Nickel (Arabic: نيكل, Marathi: िनकेल) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,440th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,395 people. The last name Nickel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Nickel are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nickel is also the 198,465th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,528 people.

Nickel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 29,871 people, or 1 in 2,695. In Germany Nickel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Nickel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nickel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nickel last name grew 922 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nickel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Nickel are 20.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nickel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.13% more than the national average, earning 581,856 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.6% less than the national average, earning R 160,176 per year; in United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickell928,694/
Nickiel9283/
Nickelt9242/
Nieckel9210/
Nichkel921/
Noickel920/
Nickl913,579/
Nikel913,578/
Nicel9152/
Nickkell861/
Nicckell861/
Nieckiel861/
Nikiel834,587/
Neckel833,224/
Nikkel832,767/
Nückel83660/
Naikel83621/
Nichel83416/
Näckel83314/
Nicell83301/
Niekel83149/
Nuckel8395/
Nikell8345/
Nyckel8334/
Nikael838/
Niokel837/
Nikeel832/
Nhikel832/
Neikel831/
Nickil831/
Nickll831/
Nidkel831/
Nicael831/
Neickl831/
Neicel830/
Nikl801,533/
Nickelová8025/
Nickelova804/
D'Nickell801/
Neichel77302/
Naikele77125/
Niekiel7732/
Nueckel7721/
Nichell7715/
Neuckel7713/
Neikell7710/
Nuckell7710/
Nikkell778/
Nikeeld777/
Nicquel773/
Nidkell773/
Neckell771/
Niekell771/
Naichel771/
Neitkel771/
Neckiel771/
Nitzkel771/
Nikaell771/
Nickill770/
Niskell770/
Necel73806/
Nekel73331/
Nykel73259/
Nikil73202/
Näkel7327/
Neckl7325/
Naikl7320/
Nycel7313/
Neikl7312/
Nicll733/
Nikkl732/
Hnikl732/
Nikhl731/
Nicil731/
Niclh731/
Nukel731/
Niclì731/
Niköl731/
Nicld731/
Neicl730/
Nikelová7151/
Nicklová7117/
Nikelova7110/
Nicklova712/
Neitzkel711/
Nykiel675,283/
Niclet67127/
Niquel67114/
Nechel6784/
Nichil6758/
Neukel6748/
Nykkel6726/
Najcel6718/
Neekel677/
Nikkil676/
Nekkel676/
Naikil673/
Nekeel672/
Nikkelová672/
Nukiel672/
Najkel671/
Nykell671/
Nukell671/
Nekiel671/
Nekoel671/
Nikieł671/
Nyokel671/
Nukael671/
Nikleh671/

Nickel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nickel in the Marathi language
िनकेलinakela66.67
निकलnikala33.33
Nickel in the Arabic language
نيكلnykl-

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