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

Nicolai is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Nicolaï or Nicolaî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 31,481^st most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 429,792 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Nicolai are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 18,721^st most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 49,309 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,434 people, or 1 in 14,815. In Germany Nicolai is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Thuringia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany Nicolai is found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicolai surname rose 1,251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicolai Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Nicolai surname are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.34% being registered to vote for the 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.