Nikels Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Nikels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France41:16,605,680368,153
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nikels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikels (Russian: Никельс) is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Nikels are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Nikels is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Nikels is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent live, Nebraska, where 16 percent live and South Carolina, where 16 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Nikels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nikels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikels last name grew 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nikels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikels last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nikels earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.96% less than the national average, earning $30,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickels929,585/
Nikkels92733/
Nikells921/
Niekels920/
Nickells86485/
Nieckels8620/
Nickelsz8617/
Nickiels861/
Naikeles861/
Nickaels860/
Nikles831,079/
Nekels833/
Nickls833/
Nikils833/
Nukels831/
Nicels830/
Nickles775,814/
Nuckels77398/
Neckels77129/
Nichels7784/
Niklesz7736/
Nekelse773/
Nikkles772/
Nicells771/
Niekles771/
Nikless771/
Niquels771/
Nickils770/
Niecles770/
Nicaels770/
Nikelshova751/
Nekls731/
Nickless712,507/
Nuckells714/
Nicklles711/
Nichells711/
Niekless710/
Neckells710/
Nicles67118/
Nykles6771/
Nekles6731/
Niklesová6721/
Niklesova6716/
Nukles6710/
Necles676/
Niclls671/
Nicils671/
Niklje671/

Nikels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikels in the Russian language
Никельсnikels-

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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 Nikels
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