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Where Does The Last Name Nikolai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nikolai (Arabic: نيكوليا, Georgian: ნიკოლაი, Marathi: िनकोलाय, Russian: Николаи) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nikolai is the 132,029^th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,130,239 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Nikolai live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 10,897^th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 92,871 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,768 people, or 1 in 45,535. In Germany it 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. Apart from Germany Nikolai occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Nikolai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nikolai has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 8,418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nikolai Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nikolai last name are 6.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.08% registered to vote for the 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.