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 occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickolaus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,992nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Nickolaus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Nickolaus reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 268,173rd most common given name worldwide, borne by 914 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 167,024. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany Nickolaus is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Nickolaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nickolaus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nickolaus surname rose 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 Republicans than The US average, with 59.83% 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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