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 more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicklaus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,668th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,787,891 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Nicklaus are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nicklaus is also the 238,240th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 1,120 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 67,144. In Germany Nicklaus is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany Nicklaus exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Nicklaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicklaus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nicklaus surname rose 1,198 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicklaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicklaus surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with 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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