Niklas Surname

85,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Niklas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niklas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0191:26,6663,526
Poland1,5181:25,0393,834
United States4231:856,87765,220
Austria2031:41,9486,729
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Canada521:708,56956,910
Czechia371:287,39137,121
India361:21,307,372304,812
England301:1,857,26974,552
Israel281:305,63026,425
Greece231:481,73061,288
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Niklas (31,778) may also be a first name.

Niklas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niklas (Arabic: نكلاس, Bengali: নিক্লাস, Hindi: निकलस, Marathi: िनकलस, Oriya: ନିକାସ, Russian: Никлас) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Niklas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niklas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 85,473rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,291,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Niklas live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Niklas is also the 26,683rd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 31,778 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,019 people, or 1 in 26,666. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany Niklas is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Niklas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niklas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niklas last name increased 2,644 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niklas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niklas last name are 3.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niklas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.37% less than the national average, earning R 60,900 per year; in United States they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $43,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Niklas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niklas in the Bengali language
নিক্লাসniklasa-
Niklas in the Hindi language
निकलसnikalasa-
Niklas in the Marathi language
िनकलसinakalasa93.07
िनकलासinakalasa2.71
कोलासोkolaso0.6
ऐिलसaiilasa0.3
Niklas in the Oriya language
ନିକାସnikasa90.32
ଲାସlasa3.23
ନିକାnika3.23
ନିକଲାସnikalasa3.23
Niklas in the Russian language
Никласniklas-
Niklas in the Arabic language
نكلاسnklas-

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Footnotes

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