Nicolaysen Surname

212,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nicolaysen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicolaysen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0771:4,775447
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Denmark1471:38,3994,009
Sweden361:273,52118,976
France361:1,845,076161,051
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nicolaysen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicolaysen occurs most in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolaysen? popularity and diffusion

Nicolaysen is the 212,696th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,764,228 people. The last name Nicolaysen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Nicolaysen live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Nicolaysen is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 1,077 people, or 1 in 4,775. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 69 percent live, Northern Norway, where 11 percent live and Western Norway, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Nicolaysen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nicolaysen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nicolaysen surname expanded 34,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nicolaysen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nicolaysen last name are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nicolaysen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning 326,551 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.85% less than the national average, earning R 74,028 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.6% more than the national average, earning $31,692,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,440 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicolasen95168/
Nicolayssen958/
Nicholaysen958/
Nicolysen952/
Nicolaisen905,569/
Nicolajsen901,378/
Nikolaysen90129/
Nicholasen9018/
Nicolaasen9012/
Nicolausen9010/
Nicoliasen908/
Nicolayson902/
Nicolassen902/
Nicolaysem901/
Nicolayoen900/
Nicholaisen8685/
Nickolaisen8650/
Nicolaassen8633/
Nicolaissen8625/
Niccolaisen861/
Nicholassen860/
Nikolasen8410/
Nicolasin849/
Nikolayen843/
Nicolason843/
Nicolaßen842/
Nicolisen841/
Nicolan82309/
Nikolaisen803,111/
Nikolajsen802,752/
Nicholason80107/
Nicolaison8077/
Nikolayzen8061/
Nickolisen8048/
Nicolaisin8029/
Nicoleyson8015/
Nikolashen802/
Nikolayson802/
Nickolason802/
Nicollayon802/
Nicoliason801/
Nikolasien801/
Nikoliasen801/
Nickolasin801/
Nicolajson801/
Nicolauson801/
Nicolaișen801/
Nicolasson801/
Nikolausen801/
Nichalasen800/
Nicolaisan800/
Nicolian7842/
Nicolyan7833/
Nickolan7823/
Nicolene7815/
Nicolean7810/
Nicolien784/
Nicoleen784/
Nicoland783/
Nikolayn781/
Nicolaun781/
Nickolauson76100/
Nicolausson7649/
Nicholishen7629/
Nickolaison7625/
Nicholauson7614/
Nykolayshen769/
Nikolaishen765/
Nickolyshyn764/
Nikolaissen764/
Nicholaison761/
Nicolaisson761/
Nikolayan74377/
Nicoleson747/
Nicollian746/
Nicolisin742/
Nikolisen742/
Nikolasin741/
Nicolaine741/
Nicolesin741/
Nicoleann740/
Nicolison740/
Neckolaishen7312/
Nikolan7110/
Necolan715/
Nicolam712/
Nikolashin701,051/
Nykolyshen7058/
Nikolyshin7051/
Nikolauson7033/
Nikolayzin7026/
Nikolaison7026/
Nikolishen7019/
Nikolyszyn7013/
Nicholeson7011/
Nikoleisen7011/
Nikolasson705/
Nicholison703/
Nikolyshyn702/
Nickoleson702/
Nikolajson702/
Nikolaisin702/
Nicolachin701/
Nichalasan701/
Nikolajzen701/
Nicolesson700/
Nichalason700/
Nikolyan672,344/
Nicoline671,739/
Nikolashina67789/
Nikolausson67196/
Nykolayshyn67165/
Nykolaishen6747/
Nikolaishin6737/
Nikolian6727/
Nikolyshina676/
Nikolaisone674/
Nikolashyna671/
Nikoland671/
Nikolane671/
Nichollison670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nicolaysen
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