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'].
- icannotfindaThe name comes from the first name - Nikola. It is an old Bulgarian name of Greek origin.
- nikolov89Nikolaev Demographics
Average Nikolaev Salary in
United States
$64,694 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nikolaev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolaev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikolaev (Georgian: ნიკოლაევი, Russian: Николаев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,132nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 40,589 people. Nikolaev is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Nikolaev are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Nikolaev is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 163,507 people, or 1 in 881. In Russia Nikolaev is most common in: Chuvash Republic, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia this last name occurs 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 adherence of those holding the Nikolaev last name 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 US average, with 53.21% registered with the 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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