Nickel Surname
Approximately 49,109 people bear this surname
Nickel Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Nickel (people's victory).
Nickel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 29,871 | 1:2,695 | 268 |
| United States | 11,405 | 1:31,781 | 3,971 |
| Canada | 3,313 | 1:11,122 | 1,668 |
| Brazil | 1,203 | 1:177,950 | 6,857 |
| Poland | 695 | 1:54,689 | 8,608 |
| Samoa | 487 | 1:398 | 97 |
| France | 288 | 1:230,634 | 35,776 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| South Africa | 162 | 1:334,430 | 31,173 |
| Austria | 155 | 1:54,938 | 8,627 |
| New Zealand | 145 | 1:31,230 | 5,420 |
| Switzerland | 123 | 1:66,772 | 8,098 |
| Argentina | 108 | 1:395,772 | 30,408 |
| Ecuador | 104 | 1:152,941 | 7,134 |
| Chile | 86 | 1:204,843 | 6,482 |
| Netherlands | 81 | 1:208,484 | 28,519 |
| Mexico | 76 | 1:1,633,240 | 16,970 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,237 | 1:40,597 | 4,767 |
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).
[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.
Nickel Demographics
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Nickel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nickel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nickel (Arabic: نيكل, Marathi: िनकेल) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nickel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,440th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,395 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Nickel reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 198,465th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,528 people.
The surname Nickel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 29,871 people, or 1 in 2,695. In Germany Nickel is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Hesse, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany Nickel exists in 89 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Nickel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nickel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nickel surname rose 922 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 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 devotion of those holding the Nickel surname is primarily 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 political 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
Nickel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकेल | inakela | 66.67 |
| निकल | nikala | 33.33 |
| Nickel in the Arabic language | ||
| نيكل | nykl | - |
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