Niculau Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Romania

Niculau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niculau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4811:445,06116,862
Romania601:334,63129,229
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Moldova71:508,76732,975
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Niculau (237) may also be a first name.

Niculau Last Name Facts

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

Niculau is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niculau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 559,180th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. The surname Niculau occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Niculau live; 85 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 581,650th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 237 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 481 people, or 1 in 445,061. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent reside, Ceará, where 13 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 11 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niculaut9339/
Niculeau932/
Nicoulau931/
Nicula927,496/
Nicouleau88676/
Nicoulaud88407/
Nicoulaus880/
Nicolau86107,881/
Niculae8622,669/
Neculau861,503/
Niculai861,375/
Niculas86145/
Niculut86100/
Niculea8646/
Niculaş8634/
Niculus8633/
Niculia8620/
Niculiu869/
Niculuț864/
Nickula863/
Niculay862/
Nicoula861/
Niecula861/
Niculou861/
Nicoullaud82223/
Nicouleaud82166/
Niculaie80685/
Nieckula80601/
Nicoulaz80116/
Neculaiu80116/
Noichula8062/
Niculaeș8032/
Nitchula8031/
Nickolau8025/
Nickkula808/
Neickula803/
Nicollau803/
Nicoulas802/
Nichulla801/
Niculaje801/
Niculeas801/
Neculaus800/
Nicola7742,688/
Necula7717,748/
Nikula773,373/
Nikulu7729/
Nizula777/
Nicóla772/
Nycula771/
Niculă771/
Nècula771/
Nyculu771/
Niculaies755/
Nicolai7116,956/
Nicolay717,100/
Neculai716,634/
Neculae712,707/
Naikula71550/
Nicolia71539/
Nikkula71503/
Nicolaï71401/
Nikolau71381/
Nickola71380/
Ngikulu71306/
Nicolla71156/
Nikulya7183/
Necolau7168/
Niculie7162/
Nicolaj7161/
Nikulla7158/
Nicolea7149/
Nikulay7147/
Naikulu7133/
Nikoula7131/
Niccola7127/
Nicolaÿ7117/
Nykulau7116/
Neculea7113/
Nicolaa7110/
Nikulia714/
Nikkulu714/
Neculas714/
Naizulu714/
Nikulaj714/
Nikulai713/
Niculos713/
Nicolya712/
Nikeulu712/
Nicoloa712/
Necoula712/
Nicaulo712/
Nitsula711/
Nechula711/
Neikula711/
Nescula711/
Nickuła711/
Niţului711/
Nycolau711/
Nikuluz711/
Niccolai671,569/
Nicolaie671,263/
Nickolai67559/
Nickolay67422/
Nikuliya67178/
Nicolaij67175/
Neculaie67165/
Necsulea67143/
Naikulas67140/
Nieckuła67125/
Necsuleu67109/
Nicolaai6793/
Nicolaye6776/
Nicolaio6762/
Necșulea6737/
Nikollau6727/
Nikuilay6720/
Nigkaula6711/
Naaikula674/
Necşuleu674/
Necşuliu674/
Necșuleu674/
Nikulaji673/
Nicollai673/
Nicollay673/
Nikcolai672/
Nickolaj672/
Niccolaï672/
Nikoleau671/
Nickolia671/
Nieckola671/
Niccolay671/
Naizulya671/
Necsuliu671/
Necşulea671/
Necșuliu671/
Ngaikulu671/
Nicolaia671/
Nikkulay671/
Nicoulot671/
Nikullah671/

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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 Niculau
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