Nicolaus Surname

33,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nicolaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicolaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,2191:4,333597
Germany2,4211:33,2534,385
United States6281:577,16447,275
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Argentina601:712,39048,679
France591:1,125,809120,603
Lebanon561:100,6625,997
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Austria241:354,81038,119
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Norway171:302,48730,120
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Nicolaus (18,448) may also be a first name.

Nicolaus Last Name Facts

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

Nicolaus (Arabic: نيقولاوس) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolaus? popularity and diffusion

Nicolaus is the 33,358th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 457,674 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Nicolaus reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 40,112th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 18,448 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12,219 people, or 1 in 4,333. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 27 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 9 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Nicolaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nicolaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nicolaus surname grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicolaus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (90%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Nicolaus last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nicolaus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 118.64% more than the national average, earning 756,681 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning R 172,860 per year; in United States they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $45,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicholaus9430,892/
Nickolaus941,085/
Nicolause949/
Nicolausz943/
Niccolaus941/
Nicollaus941/
Nicoulaus940/
Nicolas93262,820/
Nicolau93107,881/
Nicolus9344/
Nichoulaus893/
Nicolauszs893/
Nickholaus891/
Nicholauss891/
Nicholas8897,373/
Nikolaus885,029/
Nicolaas881,985/
Nicholus881,270/
Nickolas881,080/
Nicolous88688/
Nicolaes88606/
Nicolais88538/
Nicollas88229/
Nicolaud88144/
Nickolau8825/
Nicolats8821/
Nicolass8814/
Nicolias8813/
Nicolaïs8813/
Nicohlas8812/
Nicalaus889/
Niccolas889/
Nickolus885/
Nicuolas884/
Nicolaux884/
Nicollau883/
Nnicolas882/
Nicolase882/
Nicoulas882/
Nicoolas882/
Niciolas882/
Nicgolas881/
Nicolius881/
Noicolas881/
Nicoilas881/
Nicolajs881/
Nicolasd881/
Niocolas881/
Nicoulau881/
Gnicolas881/
Nicolash881/
Necolaus881/
Nicolauy881/
Nicolauz881/
Nicola8642,688/
Nicolu865/
Nicholous822,404/
Nicouleau82676/
Nicoulaud82407/
Nicholass82131/
Nikolausz8297/
Nitcholas8256/
Nicholais8240/
Nickelaus8233/
Nichollas8227/
Nickholas8224/
Nicholaas8216/
Nickolous829/
Nicolaesz828/
Nicollaud828/
Nicoladse827/
Nicolasse826/
Nicolaiuc825/
Nickolass824/
Niocholas824/
Nicholias823/
Nichalaus823/
Nichoolas822/
Nickolais822/
Nicolaids822/
Nikolaush821/
Nikolayus821/
Nickolaes821/
Nickolash821/
Niccollas821/
Nichcolus821/
Nichholas821/
Nicholaes821/
Nickcolas821/
Nicholius821/
Niccolous821/
Nicolaess821/
Nicolayou821/
Nickoluse821/
Nikolajus821/
Nicolahas821/
Nichcolas821/
Nichoilas821/
Nicolusse821/
Nicolaist821/
Nicholeus820/
Nichoulas820/
Nicholase820/
Nicsholas820/
Nickolias820/
Nickalaus820/
Nicolusce820/
Nicolae8039,715/
Nicolai8016,956/
Nicolay807,100/
Nikolas804,247/
Nicolia80539/
Nicolás80487/
Nicolaï80401/
Nikolau80381/
Nickola80380/
Nicolaz80316/
Niscola80181/
Nicolat80170/
Nicolla80156/
Niculas80145/
Nicolos80109/
Necolau8068/
Necolas8066/
Nicolaj8061/
Nicolea8049/
Nikolus8047/
Niculus8033/
Niccola8027/
Nicolàs8025/
Nicolou8024/
Nicolaÿ8017/
Nicalau8014/
Nicolaa8010/
Nícolas809/
Nicalas808/
Nicoleu808/
Nicolac805/
Nicolad804/
Nycolas803/
Nicosla803/
Nicolah803/
Nicolya802/
Niocola802/
Nicolax802/
Nicoloa802/
Nicoula801/
Nicolaî801/
Nicolaş801/
Nicòlas801/
Nicólas801/
Nicohla801/
Nycolau801/
Nicoullaud78223/
Nicouleaud78166/
Nicholauce785/
D'nicolais784/
Nickolayou783/
Nicolauová782/
Nickolaise781/
Nicolasová781/
Nicholasse781/
Nickolouse780/
Nicholouse780/
Niccolai751,569/
Nicolaie751,263/
Nickolai75559/
Nickolay75422/
Nicolaij75175/
Nicolace75155/
Nicoulaz75116/
Nikolias75101/
Nicolaai7593/
Niculaes7584/
Nicolaye7576/
Nicolait7574/
Nicolaio7562/
Nikolaas7558/
Nitsolas7556/
Nikkolas7538/
Nicolois7538/
Nikolais7535/
Nikollau7527/
Nickulas7524/
Nycholas7524/
Nikolajs7518/
Nickalas7517/
Necholas7516/
Nikollas7516/
Nicolose7516/
Niscolai7514/
Nickolos7513/
Nicoliuc7513/
Nikalaus7513/
Nikolasz7512/
Nykolaus7511/
Nikolous7510/
Nikulaus759/
Nikolash758/
Nikolass757/
Nicolach757/
Nickolae756/
Nikholas756/
Nichalas756/
Nikoleas756/
Nicalous756/
Nicoleac755/
Neckolas754/
Nycolaas754/
Naikolas754/
Nuckolas753/
Nichulas753/
Nicollai753/
Nicollay753/
Nikolyas752/
Nikcolai752/
Nickolaj752/
Necohlas752/
Niccolaï752/
Nicolatt752/
Neecolas751/
Nikoleau751/
Nickalus751/
Nickolia751/
Nicoloss751/
Nicsolos751/
Nieckola751/
Niekolas751/
Nichalus751/
Nikelaus751/
Niccolay751/
Nicolaat751/
Nicolaia751/
Nicolath751/
Nicolaïe751/
Nicalaïs751/
Niccolae751/
Nicolost751/
Niculeas751/
Nicolaid751/
Nicoloud751/
Nikolasd751/
Necolous751/
Nucollas751/
Nikolays751/
Nicolies751/
Nickelus750/
Neculaus750/
Nicholhouse740/
Nicolo715,109/
Nikola712,015/
Nicolò71334/
Nikolasch71139/
Niekolaas7176/
Nicolaije7170/
Nicala7155/
Nicoluche7142/
Necola7140/
Nikolaesh7135/
Niccollai7112/
Nicolaich7111/
Nikolu7110/
Nicoló718/
Nikolaise717/
Nickolace716/
Niculaies715/
Nychollas714/
Niekoulas714/
Nuckollas713/
Nicóla712/
Niqola712/
Nicolloud712/
Nickalous711/
Nikolaids711/
Nikolaish711/
Nickolaie711/
Nickollaj711/
Nickoloss711/
D'Nicuola711/
Nikhollas711/
Nikolaiis711/
Nicoła711/
Nícola711/
Nıcola711/
Nickolaai711/
Nycola711/
Nicoliaia711/
Nicholace710/
Nicholies710/
Nichulous710/
Nickeluss710/
Nichalous710/
Nikolai673,421/
Nikolla673,019/
Nikolay671,529/
Nikkola67730/
Nikolou67511/
Nikolos67477/
Nikolac67424/
Nikolaj67322/
Nikolaš67213/
Nikolya67129/
Nicolot67113/
Nykolau67107/
Nykolus67107/
Nicoley6782/
Nicolei6781/
Nikolia6778/
Niccolo6765/
Nicolio6755/
Nicollo6748/
Nikolae6747/
Nekolas6734/
Niculaş6734/
Nikalas6733/
Nikoula6731/
Necolae6731/
Nicolie6727/
Nescola6726/
Nikolea6726/
Nicolee6711/
Nikolayesh6710/
Nikalau679/
Naikola679/
Niccolò679/
Niscolo677/
Nikulas676/
Nickolo676/
Nicalos675/
Nykolas675/
Necolay675/
Nikelas674/
Nicuolo674/
Neculas674/
Nukolas674/
Nikolasova673/
Nicalad673/
Nicoloi673/
Necolai673/
Niculos673/
Nikolha672/
Nikulus672/
Níkolas672/
Necoula672/
Nicaulo672/
Necolia671/
Nikelus671/
Nikkolu671/
Nikolauová671/
Nikolusova671/
Nicoloe671/
Nicolyo671/
Nichchkola671/
Nicalou671/
Nycolai671/
Nicalai671/
Niccolã671/
Nikołas671/
Nikoloa671/
Nikolás671/
Nikoola671/
Nikcoleish671/
Nikotla671/
Nyccola671/
Nikollu671/
Nicolye671/
Nicalla671/
Nicalay670/
Necolou670/

Nicolaus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nicolaus in the Arabic language
نيقولاوسnyqwlaws-
نقولاوسnqwlaws-
نيكولاوسnykwlaws-

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