Nikolaus Surname
Approximately 5,029 people bear this surname
Nikolaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,919 | 1:27,580 | 3,637 |
| Tanzania | 699 | 1:75,739 | 7,866 |
| United States | 683 | 1:530,687 | 44,164 |
| Indonesia | 207 | 1:638,885 | 50,242 |
| Croatia | 81 | 1:52,205 | 9,959 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Nikolaus (49,364) may also be a first name.
Nikolaus Demographics
Average Nikolaus Salary in
United States
$42,384 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nikolaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikolaus (Russian: Николаус) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 94,700th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,449,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Nikolaus live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 18,703rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 49,364 people.
The surname Nikolaus is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2,919 people, or 1 in 27,580. In Germany Nikolaus is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside. Other than Germany Nikolaus occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Nikolaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nikolaus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikolaus last name increased 2,627 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nikolaus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nikolaus are 27.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Nikolaus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,680 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikolaus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaus in the Russian language | ||
| Николаус | nikolaus | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikolaus
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