Nicklas Surname

87,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nicklas Surname User-submission:

From the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning 'to conquer people'. It is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Nicklas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5681:31,3494,128
United States2,5021:144,86814,975
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
England971:574,41334,909
Canada481:767,61660,775
Austria231:370,23639,193
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

Nicklas (9,550) may also be a first name.

Nicklas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning 'to conquer people'. It is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.

- vicnicklas

Nicklas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicklas (Arabic: نيكلاس) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicklas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,983rd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,333,738 people. The last name Nicklas occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Nicklas reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nicklas is also the 63,207th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 9,550 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 2,568 people, or 1 in 31,349. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 32 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Nicklas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nicklas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicklas last name rose 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 404 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicklas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nicklas last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nicklas last name are 10.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nicklas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $46,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nicklas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nicklas in the Arabic language
نيكلاسnyklas-

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