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.
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Nikolaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikolaus (Russian: Николаус) is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nikolaus.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 94,700th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,449,104 people. The last name Nikolaus is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Nikolaus reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nikolaus is also the 18,703rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 49,364 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held 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. Beside Germany Nikolaus exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Nikolaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nikolaus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikolaus last name grew 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 to vote for 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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- 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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