Nicolyn Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nicolyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicolyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nicolyn (225) may also be a first name.

Nicolyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicolyn occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Nicolyn occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nicolyn are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nicolyn is also the 599,828th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 225 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickolyn9327/
Nicollyn931/
Nicoln927/
Nicolin862,271/
Nicolen8655/
Nicolín862/
Nicholn861/
Nikolyn861/
Nicollin80522/
Nicoulin80284/
Nicolina80207/
Nickolin8017/
Nicoleen804/
Nicolien804/
Nicholen802/
Nikolynn801/
Nicholin801/
Nicollen801/
Nichsoln800/
Nicholina753/
Nicholeen751/
Nichollen750/
Nikolin713,102/
Nykolyn711,758/
Niculin71105/
Nicolim7133/
Nicolem7117/
Nikolen7113/
Nizolin717/
Nikolén714/
Nyzolyn712/
Nicalin711/
Necolen711/
Nikolina671,654/
Nykolyna67316/
Niculina67104/
Nycollin6733/
Necollin6729/
Nikoulin678/
Nikholin677/
Nescolin673/
Nechulyn672/
Necoulin671/
Nichalin671/
Nichulin671/
Nikollin671/
Nicalina670/

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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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  • 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 Nicolyn
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