Niklaas Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Niklaas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niklaas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Niklaas (3,830) may also be a first name.

Niklaas Last Name Facts

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

Niklaas is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Niklaas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niklaas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Niklaas is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Niklaas reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Niklaas is also the 113,529th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 3,830 people.

The surname Niklaas is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 511,110. In South Africa Niklaas is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 25 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Beside South Africa Niklaas occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Niklaas Last Name Statistics demography

Niklaas earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning R 208,800 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Niklaas
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