Nikolae Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Nikolae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Nikolae (459) may also be a first name.

Nikolae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolae (Russian: Николае) is found most in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolae? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Nikolae is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Nikolae live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 398,330th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 459 people.

The surname Nikolae is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia Nikolae is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 27 percent reside, Samara Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 26 percent reside and Greece, where 13 percent reside.

Nikolae Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nikolae surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikolaea9317/
Nickolae936/
Nikolaje932/
Nikolaed931/
Nikolaey931/
Nikolaets88630/
Nikolaesh8835/
Nikolayed881/
Nickolaes881/
Nickolaie881/
Nicolae8639,715/
Nikolai863,421/
Nikolay861,529/
Nikolau86381/
Nikolaj86322/
Nikoley86141/
Nikolei86130/
Nikolea8626/
Nikalae8611/
Nikolie864/
Nikolee862/
Nikoloa861/
Nikoloe861/
Nikolayesh8210/
Nicolaie801,263/
Nikollaj80850/
Nikalaje80776/
Nickolai80559/
Nickolay80422/
Nikoleit80188/
Nikolaoy80104/
Nickoley8083/
Nicolaye8076/
Nickolie8027/
Nikollau8027/
Nickolau8025/
Niekoley8024/
Nicolaer8018/
Nikolaya8016/
Nikolaai8012/
Nickolei807/
Nikoleas806/
Nikolyai804/
Nikollai804/
Nikkolaj803/
Nikolyay803/
Nigkolai803/
Nikollej803/
Nikcolai802/
Nickolaj802/
Nikolaij802/
Nikalahe801/
Nikkolay801/
Nikolaii801/
Nikolayi801/
Nikolaić801/
Nicolaej801/
Nikollay801/
Nicolaee801/
Nicolaïe801/
Niccolae801/
Nykolaets75394/
Nikolausz7597/
Nicolaije7570/
Nickoleit7560/
Nikhalaje7513/
Nicolaesz758/
Nikalhaje755/
Nykolaesh755/
Nikolaids751/
Nikolaish751/
Nikolaush751/
Nickollaj751/
Nicolaess751/
Nikolaiis751/
Nickolaai751/
Nicolau71107,881/
Nicolai7116,956/
Nicolay717,100/
Nikolou71511/
Nykolau71107/
Nicoley7182/
Nicolei7181/
Nicolaj7161/
Nicolea7149/
Nykolai7132/
Necolae7131/
Nikalay7128/
Nikołaj7128/
Nicolie7127/
Nikalai7113/
Nikolaiová7112/
Nicolee7111/
Nikalej7111/
Nikolajová7111/
Nicolaa7110/
Nikalau719/
Nekolai719/
Nykolay719/
Nishkalaje718/
Nicoleu718/
Nikalaj717/
Nikoloi714/
Nickolayou713/
Nikoloy712/
Nicoloa712/
Nikolauová711/
Nikolayich711/
Nekolay711/
Nicoloe711/
Nicolaî711/
Nikalie711/
Nikolajova711/
Nikcoleish711/
Nicolye711/
Nikalee711/
Nicolaus6715,923/
Niccolai671,569/
Nicolais67538/
Nicolaij67175/
Nicoleit67148/
Nicolaud67144/
Nicolaai6793/
Nicolait6774/
Nicolaio6762/
Nikalaji6744/
Nikaleje6718/
Niscolai6714/
Nykolaus6711/
Nicolaoy676/
Nikalije675/
Nikoloić675/
Nicolaua674/
Nicolaux674/
Nicollau673/
Nicollai673/
Nicollay673/
Niecolei673/
Nikalaju672/
Nicoloai672/
Nikolloi672/
Nykolahy672/
Nikalhej671/
Nikallaj671/
Nekalaje671/
Niccolay671/
Necolaie671/
Nicolaia671/
Nicolajs671/
Nickaley671/
Nikolois671/
Niecoley671/
Nicoulau671/
Nicolaid671/
Nikollui671/
Nicolauy671/
Nicolauz671/
Nicollie671/
Nickoloi670/
Nickoloy670/

Nikolae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolae in the Russian language
Николаеnikolae-

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