Niklas Surname
Approximately 5,642 people bear this surname
Niklas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,019 | 1:26,666 | 3,526 |
| Poland | 1,518 | 1:25,039 | 3,834 |
| United States | 423 | 1:856,877 | 65,220 |
| Austria | 203 | 1:41,948 | 6,729 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Niklas (31,778) may also be a first name.
Niklas Demographics
Average Niklas Salary in
United States
$43,303 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niklas in the Bengali language | ||
| নিক্লাস | niklasa | - |
| Niklas in the Hindi language | ||
| निकलस | nikalasa | - |
| Niklas in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकलस | inakalasa | 93.07 |
| िनकलास | inakalasa | 2.71 |
| कोलासो | kolaso | 0.6 |
| ऐिलस | aiilasa | 0.3 |
| Niklas in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକାସ | nikasa | 90.32 |
| ଲାସ | lasa | 3.23 |
| ନିକା | nika | 3.23 |
| ନିକଲାସ | nikalasa | 3.23 |
| Niklas in the Russian language | ||
| Никлас | niklas | - |
| Niklas in the Arabic language | ||
| نكلاس | nklas | - |
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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
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- 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 Niklas
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