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

The surname Niculau is found most in Brazil. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niculau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,180th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. This last name is mostly found 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 first name in the world It is held by 237 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 481 people, or 1 in 445,061. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Ceará, where 13 percent live and Pernambuco, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

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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