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Where Does The Last Name Nicolai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nicolai is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Nicolaï or Nicolaî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 31,481^st most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 429,792 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Nicolai reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 18,721^st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 49,309 people.

The last name Nicolai is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 5,434 people, or 1 in 14,815. In Germany Nicolai is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Thuringia, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany Nicolai exists in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Nicolai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nicolai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nicolai last name grew 1,251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicolai Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Nicolai last name are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nicolai earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning €30,970 per year; in Norway they earn 32.82% less than the national average, earning 232,500 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning R 249,504 per year; in United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,481 CAD per year.