Nicolae Surname

14,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Nicolae Surname User-submission:

The Nicolae surname means 'victory of the people'.

Nicolae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania37,3581:53758
Spain1,2161:38,4473,771
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
England951:586,50635,379
Canada871:423,51337,101
Moldova741:48,1277,050
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Italy661:926,61667,608
Greece661:167,87627,244
Austria501:170,30922,149
France471:1,413,249138,595
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Norway101:514,22941,629
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cyprus51:176,9758,389
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nicolae (190,430) may also be a first name.

Nicolae Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nicolae surname means 'victory of the people'.

- woesha

Nicolae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicolae is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nicolae.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolae? popularity and diffusion

Nicolae is the 14,033rd most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 183,496 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Nicolae are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 5,503rd most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 190,430 people.

The last name Nicolae is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 37,358 people, or 1 in 537. In Romania Nicolae is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent reside, Prahova County, where 11 percent reside and Dâmbovița County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Romania it exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nicolae Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nicolae has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nicolae surname increased 10,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicolae Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicolae surname are 5.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nicolae earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.68% less than the national average, earning €8,504 per year; in Norway they earn 40.23% less than the national average, earning 206,856 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.41% more than the national average, earning $52,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $45,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicolaie931,263/
Nicolaye9376/
Nicolaer9318/
Nickolae936/
Nicolaej931/
Nicolaee931/
Nicolaïe931/
Niccolae931/
Nicolaije8870/
Nicolaesz888/
Nickolaes881/
Nickolaie881/
Nicolaess881/
Nicolau86107,881/
Nicolai8616,956/
Nicolay867,100/
Nicoley8682/
Nicolei8681/
Nicolaj8661/
Nicolea8649/
Nikolae8647/
Necolae8631/
Nicolie8627/
Nicolee8611/
Nicolaa8610/
Nicoleu868/
Nicoloa862/
Nicoloe861/
Nicolaî861/
Nicolye861/
Nicolaus8015,923/
Niccolai801,569/
Nickolai80559/
Nicolais80538/
Nickolay80422/
Nicolaij80175/
Nicoleit80148/
Nicolaud80144/
Nicolaai8093/
Nickoley8083/
Nicolait8074/
Nicolaio8062/
Nickolie8027/
Nickolau8025/
Nikolaea8017/
Niscolai8014/
Nickolei807/
Nicolaoy806/
Nicolaua804/
Nicolaux804/
Nicollau803/
Nicollai803/
Nicollay803/
Niecolei803/
Nikcolai802/
Nikolaje802/
Nickolaj802/
Nicoloai802/
Nikolaed801/
Niccolay801/
Necolaie801/
Nicolaia801/
Nicolajs801/
Nikolaey801/
Niecoley801/
Nicoulau801/
Nicolaid801/
Nicolauy801/
Nicolauz801/
Nicollie801/
Nikolaets75630/
Nicoulaud75407/
Nickoleit7560/
Nikolaesh7535/
Niccollai7512/
Nicolaich7511/
Nicollaud758/
Nicolaids752/
Nikolayed751/
Nickollaj751/
Niccolaus751/
Nicolayou751/
Nicollaus751/
Nickolaai751/
Nicoliaia751/
Nicolaist751/
Nicoulaus750/
Nikolai713,421/
Nikolay711,529/
Nikolau71381/
Nikolaj71322/
Nicoullaud71223/
Nikoley71141/
Nikolei71130/
Necolau7168/
Nikolea7126/
Nicolou7124/
Nicalau7114/
Nikalae7111/
Nikolayesh7110/
Necolay715/
Nikolie714/
D'nicolais714/
Nickolayou713/
Nicoloi713/
Necolai713/
Nicolauszs713/
Nicolauová712/
Nikolee712/
Nycolai711/
Nicalai711/
Nikoloa711/
Nikoloe711/
Nikcoleish711/
Nycolau711/
Necolie710/
Nicalay710/
Nikollaj67850/
Nikalaje67776/
Nicolous67688/
Nikoleit67188/
Nikolaoy67104/
Nicolois6738/
Nikollau6727/
Niekoley6724/
Nikolaya6716/
Nikolaai6712/
Nicalaus679/
Nikoleas676/
Nikolyai674/
Nikollai674/
Nikkolaj673/
Nikolyay673/
Nigkolai673/
Nikollej673/
Nikolaij672/
Nikalahe671/
Nikkolay671/
Nikolaii671/
Nikolayi671/
Nikolaić671/
Nikollay671/
Nickaley671/
Nicoloud671/
Necolaus671/
Nickoloi670/
Nickoloy670/

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