Nikolajevs Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Nikolajevs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolajevs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,1251:1,822192
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Nikolājevs (1) are calculated separately.

Nikolajevs Last Name Facts

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

Nikolajevs is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Nikolājevs. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolajevs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,252nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Nikolajevs live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 1,822. In Latvia Nikolajevs is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent are found, Latgale, where 23 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Latvia Nikolajevs occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Estonia, where 2 percent are found.

Nikolajevs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nikolajevs last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Nikolajevs earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikolajevs
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