Nicklaus Surname

165,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nicklaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicklaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1991:67,1448,573
United States1,0781:336,23330,343
France1631:407,50159,752
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Austria91:946,15970,786
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Nicklaus (1,120) may also be a first name.

Nicklaus Last Name Facts

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

Nicklaus occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nicklaus.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicklaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nicklaus is the 165,668th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,787,891 people. Nicklaus is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Nicklaus reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 238,240th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,120 people.

The surname Nicklaus is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 67,144. In Germany Nicklaus is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 25 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Nicklaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nicklaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicklaus surname expanded 1,198 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicklaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicklaus last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nicklaus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 262.33% more than the national average, earning R 861,036 per year and in United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,125 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nicklaus
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