Nicolaï Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Nicolaï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 236 | 1:48,715 | 7,924 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Nicolai (16,956) & Nicolaî (1) are calculated separately.
Nicolaï (35) may also be a first name.
Nicolaï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicolaï Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nicolaï is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Nicolai or Nicolaî. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicolaï? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nicolaï is the 725,073rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Nicolaï live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 35 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 48,715. In Belgium Nicolaï is most common in: Flemish Region, where 67 percent live, Walloon Region, where 33 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nicolaï
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