Nicolus Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nicolus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicolus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Nicolus (2,039) may also be a first name.

Nicolus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicolus is most common in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Nicolus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nicolus are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nicolus is also the 167,097th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 2,039 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 9 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

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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
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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 Nicolus
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