Nikolaev Surname
Approximately 179,545 people bear this surname
Nikolaev Surname User-submission:
This is a Russian and Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Nicholas, or in this case, Nikolay ['victor of the people'].
Nikolaev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 163,507 | 1:881 | 44 |
| Kazakhstan | 5,296 | 1:3,339 | 421 |
| Belarus | 3,906 | 1:2,432 | 205 |
| Bulgaria | 2,187 | 1:3,191 | 452 |
| Transnistria | 1,147 | 1:414 | 16 |
| Uzbekistan | 811 | 1:38,137 | 5,181 |
| Spain | 595 | 1:78,575 | 6,809 |
| Moldova | 309 | 1:11,525 | 1,989 |
| United States | 237 | 1:1,529,363 | 103,723 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 223 | 1:26,783 | 4,427 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Germany | 109 | 1:738,582 | 55,640 |
| Estonia | 107 | 1:12,353 | 1,844 |
| Georgia | 103 | 1:36,365 | 5,271 |
| Turkmenistan | 102 | 1:53,815 | 1,031 |
| Tajikistan | 89 | 1:94,232 | 1,495 |
| Azerbaijan | 62 | 1:155,631 | 4,511 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Armenia | 47 | 1:62,344 | 2,757 |
| Greece | 46 | 1:240,865 | 36,930 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Nikolaev (15) may also be a first name.
Nikolaev Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Russian and Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Nicholas, or in this case, Nikolay ['victor of the people'].
- deleted-173293The name comes from the first name - Nikola. It is an old Bulgarian name of Greek origin.
- nikolov89Nikolaev Demographics
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Nikolaev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolaev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikolaev (Georgian: ნიკოლაევი, Russian: Николаев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaev? popularity and diffusion
Nikolaev is the 3,132nd most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,589 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Nikolaev live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Nikolaev is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 15 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 163,507 people, or 1 in 881. In Russia Nikolaev is most numerous in: Chuvash Republic, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.
Nikolaev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nikolaev last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States those bearing the Nikolaev last name are 6.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nikolaev earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning 307,367 kr per year; in United States they earn 49.93% more than the national average, earning $64,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $62,991 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikolaev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaev in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკოლაევი | nikolaevi | 98.67 |
| ნიკოლაევ | nikolaev | 1.33 |
| Nikolaev in the Russian language | ||
| Николаев | nikolaev | - |
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