Nicolaus Surname
Approximately 15,923 people bear this surname
Nicolaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12,219 | 1:4,333 | 597 |
| Germany | 2,421 | 1:33,253 | 4,385 |
| United States | 628 | 1:577,164 | 47,275 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| Paraguay | 30 | 1:241,225 | 4,203 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
Nicolaus (18,448) may also be a first name.
Nicolaus Demographics
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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
Nicolaus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolaus in the Arabic language | ||
| نيقولاوس | nyqwlaws | - |
| نقولاوس | nqwlaws | - |
| نيكولاوس | nykwlaws | - |
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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 Nicolaus
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