Nikolaidis Surname

45,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Nikolaidis Surname User-submission:

Nikolaou comes from the christian Saint Nicolas who was thought to be a protector of sailors and children on the island.

Nikolaidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece10,1891:1,08728
Germany3061:263,09028,132
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Australia1731:156,04516,383
Cyprus771:11,4921,316
Canada671:549,93446,038
Sweden501:196,93513,646
England421:1,326,62059,571
Romania351:573,65341,852
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Austria111:774,13064,097
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Georgia41:936,38624,100
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Nikolaïdis (2) are calculated separately.

Nikolaidis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nikolaou comes from the christian Saint Nicolas who was thought to be a protector of sailors and children on the island.

- nicolenicolaou

Nikolaidis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nikolaidis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nikolaidis (Georgian: ნიკოლაიდის, Russian: Николаидис) is found most in Greece. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Nikolaïdis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaidis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,214th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 634,859 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nikolaidis reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 10,189 people, or 1 in 1,087. In Greece it is primarily found in: Central Macedonia, where 40 percent live, Attica, where 26 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 13 percent live. Outside of Greece it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Nikolaidis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikolaidis surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nikolaidis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.46% more than the national average, earning $48,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $56,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikolaidis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolaidis in the Georgian language
ნიკოლაიდისnikolaidis-
Nikolaidis in the Russian language
Николаидисnikolaidis-

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