Nikolaya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Nikolaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nikolaya (175) may also be a first name.

Nikolaya Last Name Facts

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

Nikolaya (Russian: Николая) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Nikolaya occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Nikolaya live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 690,096th most common given name world-wide It is held by 175 people.

The last name Nikolaya is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia Nikolaya is most numerous in: Kursk Oblast, where 31 percent are found, Republic of Tatarstan, where 15 percent are found and Astrakhan Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 6 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikolay931,529/
Nikolya93129/
Nickolay88422/
Nikolaai8812/
Nikolyai884/
Nikolyay883/
Nikkolay881/
Nikolayi881/
Nikollay881/
Nikola862,015/
Nikoly8624/
Nikolayed821/
Nickalaya821/
Nickolaai821/
Nicolay807,100/
Nikolai803,421/
Nikolla803,019/
Nikkola80730/
Nikolau80381/
Nickola80380/
Nikolaj80322/
Nikoley80141/
Nikolia8078/
Nikolae8047/
Nikulay8047/
Nikoula8031/
Nikalay8028/
Nikolea8026/
Nikelay8024/
Nicolaa8010/
Naikola809/
Nykolay809/
Nickoly805/
Nikoliy803/
Nicolya802/
Nikolha802/
Nikoloy802/
Nekolay801/
Ngikoly801/
Nikoloa801/
Nikoola801/
Nikouly801/
Nikolayesh7810/
Nickolayou783/
Nikalayova781/
Nikolayich781/
Nikolajova781/
Nikollaj75850/
Nickolai75559/
Nikuliya75178/
Nicolaai7593/
Nickoley7583/
Nicolaye7576/
Nikollau7527/
Nickolau7525/
Niekoley7524/
Nikuilay7520/
Naikoola7517/
Nikolych7511/
Nickolae756/
Nikoleas756/
Naikolla754/
Nikollai754/
Nikkolaj753/
Nigkolai753/
Nicollay753/
Nikcolai752/
Nikolaje752/
Nickolaj752/
Nikolaij752/
Nikollla752/
Nykolahy752/
Nikolaii751/
Nikolysh751/
Nikoolha751/
Nickolia751/
Nieckola751/
Niccolay751/
Nikolaić751/
Nukoulay751/
Nicolaia751/
Nikkulay751/
Nicolauy751/
Nickoloy750/
Nicola7142,688/
Nekola711,719/
Nikole71952/
Nikoli71906/
Nikala71466/
Nykola71167/
Nicoly71104/
Nikolausz7197/
Nykoly7113/
Nikalaych712/
Nikaly712/
Nikolaids711/
Nikolaish711/
Nikolaush711/
Nekolaych711/
Nekoly711/
Nickolaie711/
Nickollaj711/
Nicolayou711/
Nikoła711/
Nikolaiis711/
Nicoliaia711/
Nicolau67107,881/
Nicolae6739,715/
Nicolai6716,956/
Nikolli674,267/
Nicolia67539/
Nikolou67511/
Nikkala67394/
Nickoli67363/
Nicolla67156/
Nikolei67130/
Nikouli67125/
Nykolau67107/
Nicoley6782/
Nickole6763/
Nicolaj6761/
Nicolea6749/
Nikoliš6741/
Nykolai6732/
Nikołaj6728/
Niccola6727/
Naikoli6720/
Nicolly6713/
Nikalai6713/
Nikolaiová6712/
Nikalae6711/
Nikolajová6711/
Nikalau679/
Nekolai679/
Nikolle678/
Nikalaj677/
Nykolys677/
Nekoula676/
Nekolla676/
Naikole675/
Nikoliæ675/
Necolay675/
Neekola675/
Nekulay674/
Nikkole674/
Nikalia674/
Nikhala674/
Nikhole674/
Naikala674/
Nikoloi674/
Nikolie674/
Nikally674/
Nhikala674/
Nikulaj674/
Nikulai673/
Nekelay673/
Niekala673/
Nicoloa672/
Nikolee672/
Nikoliç672/
Nikeley672/
Niculay672/
Nikkoli671/
Nikolauová671/
Nikolio671/
Nikolje671/
Nicolyo671/
Nicoula671/
Nuikala671/
Nekoila671/
Nicolaî671/
Nikoloe671/
Nykolyi671/
Nicolye671/
Nickaly670/
Nicalay670/

Nikolaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolaya in the Russian language
Николаяnikolaa-

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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 Nikolaya
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