Nickolaus Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nickolaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nickolaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4821:167,02419,753
United States4301:842,92864,333
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Nickolaus (914) may also be a first name.

Nickolaus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nickolaus is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nickolaus.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickolaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 338,992nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Nickolaus are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Nickolaus is also the 268,173rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 914 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 167,024. In Germany Nickolaus is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Nickolaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nickolaus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nickolaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nickolaus are 13.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nickolaus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickholaus951/
Nicolaus9415,923/
Nikolaus945,029/
Nickolas941,080/
Nickolus945/
Nikolausz8997/
Nickelaus8933/
Nickholas8924/
Nicolause899/
Nickolous899/
Nickolass894/
Nicolausz893/
Nickolais892/
Nichkolas892/
Nikolaush891/
Nikolayus891/
Nickolaes891/
Nickolash891/
Niccolaus891/
Nickcolas891/
Nicollaus891/
Nickoluse891/
Nikolajus891/
Nickolias890/
Nickalaus890/
Nicoulaus890/
Nicolas88262,820/
Nikolas884,247/
Nikolus8847/
Nicolus8844/
Nicolauszs843/
Nickolaise841/
Nickolouse840/
Nicolaas821,985/
Nicolous82688/
Nicolaes82606/
Nicolais82538/
Nicollas82229/
Nikolias82101/
Nikolaas8258/
Nikkolas8238/
Nikolais8235/
Nickulas8224/
Nicolats8221/
Nikolajs8218/
Nickalas8217/
Nikollas8216/
Nicolass8214/
Nickolos8213/
Nicolias8213/
Nikalaus8213/
Nicolaïs8213/
Nicohlas8212/
Nikolasz8212/
Nykolaus8211/
Nikolous8210/
Nikulaus829/
Nicalaus829/
Niccolas829/
Nikolash828/
Nikolass827/
Nikholas826/
Nikoleas826/
Neckolas824/
Nicuolas824/
Naikolas824/
Nuckolas823/
Nikolyas822/
Nnicolas822/
Nicolase822/
Nicoulas822/
Nicoolas822/
Nickalus821/
Niekolas821/
Nicgolas821/
Nicolius821/
Nikelaus821/
Noicolas821/
Nicoilas821/
Nicolajs821/
Nicolasd821/
Niocolas821/
Gnicolas821/
Nikolasd821/
Nicolash821/
Necolaus821/
Nikolays821/
Nicolauz821/
Nickelus820/
Nikolasch78139/
Niekolaas7876/
Nikolaesh7835/
Nicolaesz788/
Nicoladse787/
Nikolaise787/
Nicolasse786/
Nickolace786/
Niekoulas784/
Nuckollas783/
Nicolaids782/
Nickalous781/
Nikolaids781/
Nikolaish781/
Nickoloss781/
Niccollas781/
Nichcolus781/
Niccolous781/
Nikhollas781/
Nicolaess781/
Nikolaiis781/
Nicolahas781/
Nichcolas781/
Nicolusse781/
Nicolaist781/
Nickeluss780/
Nicolusce780/
Nicolás75487/
Nikolos75477/
Nicolaz75316/
Nikolaš75213/
Niculas75145/
Nicolos75109/
Nykolus75107/
Necolas7566/
Nekolas7534/
Nikalas7533/
Niculus7533/
Nicolàs7525/
Nícolas759/
Nicalas758/
Nikulas756/
Nykolas755/
Nikelas754/
Nukolas754/
Nycolas753/
Nikulus752/
Nicolax752/
Níkolas752/
Nikelus751/
Nicolaş751/
Nikołas751/
Nikolás751/
Nicòlas751/
Nicólas751/
Nikolayesh7410/
D'nicolais744/
Nikolasova743/
Nikolusova741/
Nicolasová741/
Nicolace71155/
Naikulas71140/
Nicoulaz71116/
Niculaes7184/
Nicolois7138/
Nikkulas7113/
Nikalase7110/
Nicolach717/
Nicalous716/
Nikkalas715/
Nikkolos714/
Nycolaas714/
Nickalos713/
Naikalas712/
Necohlas712/
Neecolas711/
Nicoloss711/
Nikolaić711/
Nekolase711/
Nicalaïs711/
Nikalash711/
Nikaulas711/
Nikolois711/
Nikolosh711/
Niekalas711/
Niculeas711/
Nykolash711/
Nykolyus711/
Necolous711/
Nucollas711/
Nicolies711/
Neculaus710/
Nicoluche6742/
Nikulaesh6730/
Neckelius6715/
Nicolaich6711/
Niculaies675/
Nykolaesh675/
Nikolayez673/
Nikalashe671/
Nikhalash671/

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