Nikolaev Surname

3,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia163,5071:88144
Kazakhstan5,2961:3,339421
Belarus3,9061:2,432205
Bulgaria2,1871:3,191452
Transnistria1,1471:41416
Uzbekistan8111:38,1375,181
Spain5951:78,5756,809
Moldova3091:11,5251,989
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Kyrgyzstan2231:26,7834,427
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Georgia1031:36,3655,271
Turkmenistan1021:53,8151,031
Tajikistan891:94,2321,495
Azerbaijan621:155,6314,511
Israel501:171,15317,369
Armenia471:62,3442,757
Greece461:240,86536,930
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
England391:1,428,66862,556
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Finland311:177,31315,564
France251:2,656,909193,074
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Panama51:782,45211,059
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

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-173293

The name comes from the first name - Nikola. It is an old Bulgarian name of Greek origin.

- nikolov89

Nikolaev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikolaev (Georgian: ნიკოლაევი, Russian: Николаев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nikolaev.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaev? popularity and diffusion

Nikolaev is the 3,132nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 40,589 people. The surname Nikolaev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Nikolaev reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 163,507 people, or 1 in 881. In Russia Nikolaev is mostly concentrated in: Chuvash Republic, where 8 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Russia it occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Nikolaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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 surname are 6.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.21% being registered with 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolaev in the Georgian language
ნიკოლაევიnikolaevi98.67
ნიკოლაევnikolaev1.33
Nikolaev in the Russian language
Николаевnikolaev-

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