Nikolai Surname
Approximately 3,421 people bear this surname
Nikolai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,768 | 1:45,535 | 5,974 |
| United States | 926 | 1:391,424 | 34,366 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| Estonia | 88 | 1:15,020 | 2,406 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Mongolia | 32 | 1:88,290 | 6,105 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Moldova | 22 | 1:161,880 | 16,529 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Nikolai (92,871) may also be a first name.
Nikolai Demographics
Average Nikolai Salary in
United States
$51,286 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nikolai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikolai (Arabic: نيكوليا, Georgian: ნიკოლაი, Marathi: िनकोलाय, Russian: Николаи) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,029th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,130,239 people. The last name Nikolai is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Nikolai live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Nikolai is also the 10,897th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 92,871 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,768 people, or 1 in 45,535. In Germany Nikolai is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Hesse, where 20 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Nikolai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nikolai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikolai last name expanded 8,418 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nikolai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nikolai surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Nikolai are 6.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nikolai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $51,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $52,480 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikolai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკოლაი | nikolai | - |
| Nikolai in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकोलाय | inakolaya | 66.67 |
| िनकोलाई | inakola'i | 33.33 |
| Nikolai in the Russian language | ||
| Николаи | nikolai | - |
| Nikolai in the Arabic language | ||
| نيكوليا | nykwlya | - |
| نيكولاي | nykwlay | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikolai
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