Nikolaeva Surname
Approximately 194,921 people bear this surname
Nikolaeva Surname User-submission:
This is a Russian and Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Nicholas, or in this case, Nikolay ['victor of the people'].
Nikolaeva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 179,334 | 1:804 | 33 |
| Kazakhstan | 4,638 | 1:3,813 | 504 |
| Belarus | 4,099 | 1:2,318 | 184 |
| Bulgaria | 2,113 | 1:3,303 | 466 |
| Transnistria | 1,362 | 1:349 | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 833 | 1:37,130 | 5,029 |
| Spain | 696 | 1:67,172 | 6,007 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 360 | 1:16,591 | 2,973 |
| Moldova | 262 | 1:13,593 | 2,337 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 147 | 1:2,465,707 | 151,024 |
| Turkmenistan | 120 | 1:45,743 | 871 |
| Tajikistan | 92 | 1:91,160 | 1,490 |
| Georgia | 91 | 1:41,160 | 5,655 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Estonia | 54 | 1:24,478 | 4,454 |
| Armenia | 49 | 1:59,800 | 2,698 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Azerbaijan | 44 | 1:219,298 | 5,622 |
| Finland | 36 | 1:152,686 | 13,963 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Abkhazia | 5 | 1:48,573 | 2,868 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
The alternate forms: Nikoláeva (1) are calculated separately.
Nikolaeva (41) may also be a first name.
Nikolaeva 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-173293Nikolaeva Demographics
Average Nikolaeva Salary in
United States
$42,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nikolaeva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolaeva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikolaeva (Georgian: ნიკოლაევა, Russian: Николаева) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Nikoláeva. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaeva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,877th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,387 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Nikolaeva are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Nikolaeva is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 41 people.
The surname Nikolaeva is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 179,334 people, or 1 in 804. In Russia Nikolaeva is primarily found in: Chuvash Republic, where 8 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name is found in 76 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Nikolaeva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan, Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Nikolaeva last name are 18.42% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Nikolaeva earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,945 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikoláeva | 96 | 1 | / |
| Nikolayeva | 95 | 3,054 | / |
| Nikolajeva | 95 | 2,210 | / |
| Nickolaeva | 95 | 49 | / |
| Nikolaieva | 95 | 36 | / |
| Nikolaaeva | 95 | 3 | / |
| Nikolyaeva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaevaa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nikkolaeva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nikoolaeva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nikollaeva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nikolava | 94 | 297 | / |
| Nikoleva | 94 | 69 | / |
| Nikolajevas | 90 | 17 | / |
| Nickolayeva | 90 | 6 | / |
| Nykolaeva | 89 | 11,281 | / |
| Nicolaeva | 89 | 928 | / |
| Nikalaeva | 89 | 177 | / |
| Nekolaeva | 89 | 54 | / |
| Nikolaewa | 89 | 40 | / |
| Nikolieva | 89 | 22 | / |
| Nikolaiva | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nikoloeva | 89 | 10 | / |
| Nikolayva | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nikolavea | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nikoleeva | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nikolyeva | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nikolajva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaevo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nukolaeva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nikalayeva | 84 | 20 | / |
| Nicolayeva | 84 | 2 | / |
| Nikolejeva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nykolaieva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nikolajova | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nikolajewa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nikolajava | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nikalaieva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nekolayeva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nykolayeva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nikeleva | 82 | 19 | / |
| Nykolava | 82 | 12 | / |
| Nikaleva | 82 | 12 | / |
| Nykoleva | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nikolawa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nekolava | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nicolava | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nykolayva | 78 | 19 | / |
| Nikeleeva | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nykalaeva | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nicolieva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nikalaiva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nikalayva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nikalieva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nykolaiva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaiová | 74 | 12 | / |
| Nikolajová | 74 | 11 | / |
| Nikaalieva | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nikalayova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nekeleva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nicolavo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikolawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nykalyeva | 67 | 3 | / |
Nikolaeva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaeva in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკოლაევა | nikolaeva | - |
| Nikolaeva in the Russian language | ||
| Николаева | nikolaeva | - |
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