Niklaus Surname
Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname
Niklaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,570 | 1:5,231 | 791 |
| Germany | 1,080 | 1:74,542 | 9,437 |
| United States | 235 | 1:1,542,378 | 104,414 |
| Poland | 125 | 1:304,070 | 36,040 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Namibia | 43 | 1:56,033 | 6,593 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 26 | 1:229,717 | 21,940 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Niklaus (6,950) may also be a first name.
Niklaus Demographics
Average Niklaus Salary in
United States
$40,169 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niklaus in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିକାଉସ | nika'usa | - |
| Niklaus in the Russian language | ||
| Никлаус | niklaus | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niklaus
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