Nikolayan Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Nikolayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia3231:9,072737
Russia541:2,668,945150,916

Nikolayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikolayan (Russian: Николаян) occurs most in Armenia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 758,524th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Nikolayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Nikolayan reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 9,072. In Armenia Nikolayan is most prevalent in: Syunik Province, where 38 percent live, Vayots Dzor Province, where 32 percent live and Yerevan, where 15 percent live. Besides Armenia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent live.

Nikolayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikolayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolayan in the Russian language
Николаянnikolaan-

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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 Nikolayan
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