Nicolau Surname
Approximately 107,881 people bear this surname
Nicolau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 35,771 | 1:5,985 | 434 |
| Angola | 35,494 | 1:760 | 129 |
| Mozambique | 19,775 | 1:1,379 | 335 |
| Spain | 4,278 | 1:10,928 | 1,278 |
| Romania | 3,936 | 1:5,101 | 687 |
| Portugal | 3,369 | 1:3,092 | 387 |
| France | 1,490 | 1:44,579 | 5,660 |
| Argentina | 1,110 | 1:38,508 | 3,235 |
| United States | 720 | 1:503,415 | 42,310 |
| Moldova | 426 | 1:8,360 | 1,378 |
| Cuba | 196 | 1:58,789 | 2,274 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| Mexico | 129 | 1:962,219 | 12,860 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Cape Verde | 110 | 1:4,815 | 195 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Guatemala | 69 | 1:233,082 | 4,038 |
| Panama | 47 | 1:83,240 | 3,379 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 14 | 1:12,673 | 784 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| San Marino | 6 | 1:5,536 | 600 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Nicolau (47,214) may also be a first name.
Nicolau Demographics
Average Male Nicolau Height
174.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nicolau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicolau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nicolau (Marathi: िनकोलौ) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nicolau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicolau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,259th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,552 people. Nicolau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Nicolau live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 19,417th most common first name in the world, borne by 47,214 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 35,771 people, or 1 in 5,985. In Brazil Nicolau is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 27 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 33 percent are found and Mozambique, where 18 percent are found.
Nicolau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nicolau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 72,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nicolau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nicolau last name are 35.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nicolau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,526 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.5% more than the national average, earning R 310,116 per year; in United States they earn 24.1% more than the national average, earning $53,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,118 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nicolau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolau in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकोलौ | inakolau | 50 |
| नीकोलाउ | nikola'u | 50 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Nicolau
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