Nikolay Surname
Approximately 1,529 people bear this surname
Nikolay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 661 | 1:121,793 | 14,902 |
| Russia | 441 | 1:326,810 | 32,903 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Belarus | 56 | 1:169,662 | 22,625 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Nikolay (2,122,183) may also be a first name.
Nikolay Demographics
Nikolay Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Nikolay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikolay (Marathi: िनकोलाय, Russian: Николай) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 257,579th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,766,217 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Nikolay reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 286th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,122,183 people.
The last name Nikolay is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 121,793. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 43 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Saarland, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Nikolay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nikolay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikolay last name expanded 3,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nikolay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (96%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Nikolay surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.
The amount Nikolay earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.71% more than the national average, earning $51,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.05% less than the national average, earning $38,233 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikolay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolay in the Marathi language | ||
| िनकोलाय | inakolaya | 50 |
| िनकोलय | inakolaya | 50 |
| Nikolay in the Russian language | ||
| Николай | nikolaj | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikolay
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