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

Nikolae (Russian: Николае) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolae? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikolae is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name in the world It is held by 459 people.

The last name Nikolae is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 27 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 14 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live. Excluding Russia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 26 percent live and Greece, where 13 percent live.

Nikolae Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikolae surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political 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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