Nicklen Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nicklen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicklen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:217,64918,479
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada431:856,87466,382
Finland101:549,67032,186
France81:8,302,840321,660
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Nicklén (7) are calculated separately.

Nicklen (21) may also be a first name.

Nicklen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicklen has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as: Nicklén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicklen? popularity and diffusion

Nicklen is the 645,988th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Nicklen live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 217,649. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 18 percent live, Essex, where 15 percent live and Dorset, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Nicklen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicklen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Nicklen last name rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicklen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicklen last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Nicklen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning $40,559 CAD 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 Nicklen
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