Nikles Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Nikles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3691:22,2573,546
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Niklès (28) & Niklés (1) are calculated separately.

Nikles (71) may also be a first name.

Nikles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikles (Hindi: निकलेस, Oriya: ନିେକସ, Russian: Никлес) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Niklès or Niklés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikles? popularity and diffusion

Nikles is the 340,606th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,753,981 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Nikles are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 71 people.

This last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 22,257. In Switzerland Nikles is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 40 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 13 percent are found.

Nikles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nikles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikles last name grew 1,606 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nikles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikles surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nikles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.74% more than the national average, earning R 783,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning $42,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niklès9428/
Niklés941/
Nickles925,814/
Niklesz9236/
Niklesh9215/
Nikkles922/
Niklets922/
Nikless921/
Niekles921/
Nikleus921/
Nickless862,507/
Nickloes8646/
Nicklies8632/
Nikhlesh863/
Nicklles861/
Nicklesh861/
Naikeles861/
Nicklees861/
Niekless860/
Nickleys860/
Nicles83118/
Niklis83107/
Nikels8389/
Nykles8371/
Nekles8331/
Niklös8312/
Nukles8310/
Nikils833/
Nickls833/
Niklje831/
Niklesová8021/
Niklesova8016/
Nickels779,585/
Nuckles771,659/
Neckles77828/
Nikkels77733/
Nicklis77206/
Nückles77110/
Neklets7782/
Nuklies7738/
Nikhlis7714/
Nicklès779/
Niklisz776/
Niklish773/
Nicless772/
Niclles771/
Nikhlje771/
Neklesh771/
Nikells771/
Neekles771/
Niecles770/
Nicleds770/
Niekels770/
Nickils770/
Nicklesová751/
Nekls731/
Nickells71485/
Nikellis7152/
Naikelis7142/
Nickliss7131/
Nieckels7120/
Nucklies7118/
Nickelsz7117/
Niklisch714/
Nikellys714/
Nickiels711/
Nueckles711/
Nucklles711/
Nuckless711/
Nicklish711/
Neckless711/
Nicklice710/
Neckkles710/
Nickaels710/
Nicklise710/
Niclesch710/
Nicklisch671,028/
Neklesova67328/
Niclis67250/
Nyklesová6773/
Nickleach6744/
Necles676/
Nyklesova674/
Nekels673/
Nukels671/
Niclls671/
Nicils671/
Nicels670/

Nikles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikles in the Oriya language
ନିେକସniekasa-
Nikles in the Hindi language
निकलेसnikalesa75
निक्लेसniklesa12.5
निक्लेशniklesa12.5
Nikles in the Russian language
Никлесnikles-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikles
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