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
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
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
| 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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