Nicodemus Surname

27,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nicodemus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicodemus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,1071:6,530840
Nigeria3,0311:58,4444,388
United States2,9651:122,24613,037
Philippines2,8251:35,8375,475
Kenya6151:75,0897,013
Namibia5961:4,043740
Brazil3371:635,23523,555
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Canada831:443,92338,562
India651:11,801,006214,148
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Peru361:882,89218,060
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England111:5,065,278148,650
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway91:571,36544,190
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4781:105,06010,561

The alternate forms: Nicodémus (1) are calculated separately.

Nicodemus (42,036) may also be a first name.

Nicodemus Last Name Facts

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

Nicodemus has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms: Nicodémus. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicodemus? popularity and diffusion

Nicodemus is the 27,621st most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 374,431 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Nicodemus live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,333rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 42,036 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,107 people, or 1 in 6,530. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 35 percent live, Arusha Region, where 15 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Nicodemus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicodemus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicodemus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Nicodemus surname are 25.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nicodemus earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning R 199,644 per year; in United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $49,845 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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nicodemus
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