Niklaus Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Niklaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niklaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,5701:5,231791
Germany1,0801:74,5429,437
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Poland1251:304,07036,040
Australia861:313,90427,145
Canada491:751,95159,756
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Namibia431:56,0336,593
France431:1,544,714145,815
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium141:821,18966,436
England121:4,643,172139,951
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Niklaus (6,950) may also be a first name.

Niklaus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niklaus (Oriya: ନିକାଉସ, Russian: Никлаус) is most common in Switzerland. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niklaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niklaus is the 129,773rd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,088,721 people. Niklaus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Niklaus are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 77,949th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 6,950 people.

The surname Niklaus is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,570 people, or 1 in 5,231. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 41 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Niklaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niklaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niklaus last name expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niklaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niklaus surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niklaus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.11% more than the national average, earning R 549,204 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $49,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Niklaus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niklaus in the Oriya language
ନିକାଉସnika'usa-
Niklaus in the Russian language
Никлаусniklaus-

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