Nicolet Surname

74,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Nicolet Surname Definition:

= Nicol (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Nicolet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,7761:23,9272,810
Switzerland2,5521:3,218427
United States6801:533,02844,312
Belgium1791:64,22710,317
Argentina1191:359,18827,983
Canada411:898,67368,969
England341:1,638,76668,634
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Chile271:652,46215,367
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Nicolet (1,960) may also be a first name.

Nicolet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Nicol (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nicolet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicolet is found most frequently in France. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolet? popularity and diffusion

Nicolet is the 74,559th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,105,011 people. The last name Nicolet is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Nicolet live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Nicolet is also the 171,194th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,960 people.

The surname Nicolet is most common in France, where it is carried by 2,776 people, or 1 in 23,927. In France Nicolet is mostly found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent are found. Other than France Nicolet exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Nicolet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nicolet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nicolet last name increased 2,345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicolet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nicolet surname are 19.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.07% registered with the party.

The amount Nicolet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicollet931,584/
Nicolete93653/
Nicoleit93148/
Nicolett9399/
Nickolet9348/
Nicoulet9331/
Nicholet9312/
Nicoleth936/
Nicole9222,371/
Nicolette88264/
Nickoleit8860/
Nickolett8822/
Nicollete8818/
Nicolliet8812/
Nicoleite887/
Nicoletth881/
Nicollett881/
D'Nicolet881/
Niecolett881/
Nicoletch881/
Nicholett880/
Nicolle868,683/
Nicoles86290/
Nicoley8682/
Nicolei8681/
Nickole8663/
Nicolea8649/
Nikolet8641/
Niculet8640/
Niccole8637/
Nicolie8627/
Nicolit8614/
Nicolee8611/
Nicoleu868/
Nucolet867/
Neicole862/
Nicoule862/
Nicoole861/
Nicohle861/
Nicolez861/
Nicollette8260/
Nickolette8246/
Nicholette8240/
Nikoleit80188/
Nickoley8083/
Nicolait8074/
Niculete8066/
Nicoules8064/
Nicolite8063/
Nickolie8027/
Nicolles809/
Nicolitt809/
Nicolith809/
Nikolets808/
Nikolett807/
Nickolei807/
Nikoleth805/
Niecolei803/
Nickcole802/
Nickolle801/
Niziolet801/
Nicole's801/
Nicoller801/
Niecoley801/
Nicollie801/
Nickhole800/
Nichalet800/
Nicola7742,688/
Nicoli778,713/
Nikole77952/
Nicoly77104/
Necole7738/
Nicolè7731/
Nycole7719/
Nicale7718/
Nicolé776/
Nícole771/
Nicolí771/
Nickolite75126/
Nicolaije7570/
Nickeleit7570/
Nicolicht7517/
Nicolaite7515/
Nickoless753/
Nicholite753/
Necolette751/
Nicolitte751/
Nicolaist751/
Nicolai7116,956/
Nicolay717,100/
Niccoli711,673/
Nicolli71852/
Nicolis71617/
Nicolia71539/
Nickola71380/
Nickoli71363/
Nicolla71156/
Nikoley71141/
Nikolei71130/
Nicolaj7161/
Nicolio7155/
Niccola7127/
Nikolea7126/
Nicolly7113/
Nicgale7113/
Nicolaa7110/
Nikolle718/
Naikole715/
Nickoly715/
Nikkole714/
Nikhole714/
Nikolie714/
Nicoloi713/
Nicales713/
Nicolya712/
Neccole712/
Nikolit712/
Nicoloa712/
Nikolee712/
Neculet712/
Nyccole711/
Nycoles711/
Neacole711/
Nikolje711/
Nekcole711/
Nicolyo711/
Nicoula711/
Niccale711/
Nicolaî711/
Nicolii711/
Niculeţ711/
Nikcoleish711/
Nyckole711/
Nicolih711/
Nicalle711/
Necolie710/
Neckole710/
Nicolich671,570/
Niccolai671,569/
Nickolai67559/
Nicolais67538/
Nickolay67422/
Nicolaij67175/
Nicolaai6793/
Nicolois6738/
Niekoley6724/
Niscolai6714/
Nykolets6712/
Nikeleit678/
Nikoleas676/
Nicalite674/
Nikolith673/
Nicollai673/
Nicollay673/
Nikollej673/
Nikcolai672/
Nickolaj672/
Nicollii672/
Nickooli671/
Neckhole671/
Nikolite671/
Nickolia671/
Nicolish671/
Nieckola671/
Niccolli671/
Niccolay671/
Neicgale671/
Nicolaia671/
Nicolajs671/
Nickaley671/
Niccolis671/
Nicolaid671/
Nicollis671/
Necalete671/
Nicolauy671/
Gnickoli671/
Nickoloi670/
Nickoloy670/

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