Nikolas Surname
Approximately 4,247 people bear this surname
Nikolas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2,507 | 1:57,488 | 7,502 |
| United States | 473 | 1:766,298 | 59,625 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Greece | 171 | 1:64,794 | 10,835 |
| India | 155 | 1:4,948,809 | 124,489 |
| Poland | 137 | 1:277,436 | 33,871 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Belarus | 33 | 1:287,911 | 32,667 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1:55,305 | 5,325 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Nikolaš (213), Níkolas (2) & Nikolás (1) are calculated separately.
Nikolas (37,484) may also be a first name.
Nikolas Demographics
Average Male Nikolas Height
174.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nikolas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikolas (Georgian: ნიკოლას, Hindi: निकोलस, Marathi: िनकोलस, Oriya: ନିେକାଲାସ, Russian: Николас) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Nikolaš, Níkolas or Nikolás. Click here for further potential spellings of Nikolas.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolas? popularity and diffusion
Nikolas is the 109,567th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,715,928 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Nikolas live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in North Caucasus. Nikolas is also the 23,442nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 37,484 people.
Nikolas is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 2,507 people, or 1 in 57,488. In Russia Nikolas is mostly found in: Republic of Ingushetia, where 89 percent reside, Moscow, where 3 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 2 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Nikolas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nikolas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nikolas last name expanded 7,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nikolas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Nikolas surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 27.27% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Nikolas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $45,485 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikolas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolas in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკოლას | nikolas | - |
| Nikolas in the Hindi language | ||
| निकोलस | nikolasa | 99.03 |
| निकोलश | nikolasa | 0.97 |
| Nikolas in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିେକାଲାସ | niekalasa | 84.64 |
| ନୀେକାଲାସ | niekalasa | 7.84 |
| ନିେକାଲାସ୍ | niekalas | 4.25 |
| ନିେକାଳାସ | niekalasa | 0.65 |
| ନିେକାଲସ | niekalasa | 0.65 |
| ନିେକାଲସ୍ | niekalas | 0.33 |
| ନିକୁଲାସ | nikulasa | 0.33 |
| ଲୁକାସ | lukasa | 0.33 |
| ନିକଲାସ | nikalasa | 0.33 |
| ନିେକାଲା | niekala | 0.33 |
| Nikolas in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकोलस | inakolasa | 68.52 |
| िनकोळस | inakolasa | 14.81 |
| िनकॉलस | inakolasa | 9.26 |
| िनकोलास | inakolasa | 3.7 |
| िनकोजस | inakojasa | 1.85 |
| नीकोलास | nikolasa | 1.85 |
| Nikolas in the Russian language | ||
| Николас | nikolas | - |
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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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