Nicolao Surname

184,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nicolao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicolao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8751:244,6569,423
Italy3941:155,22024,126
France2151:308,94347,111
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Argentina1661:257,49020,780
Chile1481:119,0304,309
Spain961:487,00024,732
Namibia451:53,5426,362
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Israel201:427,88233,464
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

The alternate forms: Nicoláo (5) are calculated separately.

Nicolao (599) may also be a first name.

Nicolao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicolao (Arabic: نقولاو) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Nicoláo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 184,653rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,172,636 people. The last name Nicolao is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Nicolao reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Luso-South America. Nicolao is also the 341,591st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 599 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 244,656. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 32 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 26 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 17 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Nicolao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nicolao last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon.

The amount Nicolao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 137.56% more than the national average, earning €71,338 per year and in United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,006 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nicolao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nicolao in the Arabic language
نقولاوnqwlaw-
نيقولاوnyqwlaw-

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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 Nicolao
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