Nikolava Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Abkhazia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Nikolava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Abkhazia1151:2,112506
Georgia1011:37,0855,341
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nikolava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolava (Georgian: ნიკოლავა, Russian: Николава) occurs in Abkhazia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 899,940th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Nikolava live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 39 percent live in Abkhazo-West Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Abkhazia, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 2,112. In Abkhazia Nikolava is mostly found in: Gulripshi District, where 37 percent are found, Sukhumi District, where 36 percent are found and Ochamchira District, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Abkhazia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 34 percent are found and Russia, where 23 percent are found.

Nikolava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nikolava last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikolava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolava in the Georgian language
ნიკოლავაnikolava-
Nikolava in the Russian language
Николаваnikolava-

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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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