Nikel Surname

126,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nikel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,1521:32,9945,080
Russia6081:237,04425,363
Germany3961:203,29723,268
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Czechia1871:56,8639,542
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Slovakia1191:44,8448,512
Turkey1031:755,54837,701
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Kazakhstan961:184,19317,497
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Canada651:566,85547,218
Belarus491:193,89924,953
Argentina441:971,44161,182
India321:23,970,793327,222
England281:1,989,93178,001
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Austria91:946,15970,786
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Nikel (1,485) may also be a first name.

Nikel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikel (Bengali: নিকেল, Hindi: निकेल, Marathi: िनकेल, Oriya: ନିେକଲ, Russian: Никель) is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nikel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 126,899th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,036,765 people. The surname Nikel occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Nikel live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Nikel is also the 201,851st most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 1,485 people.

The surname Nikel is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 1,152 people, or 1 in 32,994. Excluding Poland this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Nikel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nikel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nikel last name rose 368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nikel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nikel last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nikel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning R 242,148 per year; in United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $46,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickel9149,109/
Nikiel914,587/
Nikkel912,767/
Naikel91621/
Niekel91149/
Nikell9145/
Nikael918/
Niokel917/
Nikeel912/
Nhikel912/
Neikel911/
Nidkel911/
Nikl891,533/
Nickell838,694/
Naikele83125/
Nickiel8383/
Nickelt8342/
Niekiel8332/
Nieckel8310/
Neikell8310/
Nikkell838/
Nikeeld837/
Nidkell833/
Niekell831/
Nichkel831/
Neitkel831/
Nikaell831/
Niskell830/
Noickel830/
Nickl803,579/
Nekel80331/
Nykel80259/
Nikil80202/
Nicel8052/
Näkel8027/
Naikl8020/
Neikl8012/
Nikkl802/
Hnikl802/
Nikhl801/
Nukel801/
Niköl801/
Nikelová7751/
Nikelova7710/
Nickkell771/
Nicckell771/
Nieckiel771/
Nykiel735,283/
Neckel733,224/
Nückel73660/
Nichel73416/
Näckel73314/
Nicell73301/
Niquel73114/
Nuckel7395/
Neukel7348/
Nyckel7334/
Nykkel7326/
Neekel737/
Nikkil736/
Nekkel736/
Naikil733/
Nekeel732/
Nukiel732/
Najkel731/
Nykell731/
Nickil731/
Nickll731/
Nukell731/
Nicael731/
Nekiel731/
Nekoel731/
Neickl731/
Nikieł731/
Nyokel731/
Nukael731/
Nikleh731/
Neicel730/
Nickelová7125/
Nickelova714/
Nikkelová712/
D'Nickell711/
Niklová67917/
Nykl67574/
Neichel67302/
Nekl67192/
Neiquel67122/
Niklesz6736/
Nueckel6721/
Niquiel6716/
Nichell6715/
Niklova6714/
Neuckel6713/
Nuckell6710/
Nukl674/
Naykhel673/
Nicquel673/
Naiquel672/
Niql672/
Neckell671/
Naykele671/
Neykell671/
Gneskel671/
Naichel671/
Neckiel671/
Necl671/
Neykiel671/
Naykell671/
Nhkl671/
Nickill670/

Nikel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikel in the Marathi language
िनकेलinakela86.96
िनकॅलinakela6.52
िनिकलinikala4.35
िनिखलinikhala2.17
Nikel in the Oriya language
ନିେକଲniekala80
ନିେକଲ୍niekal20
Nikel in the Bengali language
নিকেলnikela66.67
নিখেলnikhela33.33
Nikel in the Hindi language
निकेलnikela66.67
निकिलnikila33.33
Nikel in the Russian language
Никельnikel-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikel
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