Nikolesku Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Nikolesku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Nikolesku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolesku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikolesku (Russian: Николеску) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolesku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Nikolesku reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Nikolesku is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 36 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent are found and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 37 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaesku | 95 | 130 | / |
| Nikoleskou | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nikouleskou | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nikulesku | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nykolaesku | 84 | 68 | / |
| Nikolescou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nicolaesku | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nickolescu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nicolescu | 78 | 8,378 | / |
| Nykulesku | 78 | 57 | / |
| Nekulesku | 78 | 3 | / |
| Nicolaescu | 74 | 3,960 | / |
| Nicolescou | 74 | 5 | / |
| Niculeskou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nicollescu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nicolăiescu | 70 | 4 | / |
| Niculescu | 67 | 11,642 | / |
| Neiculescu | 63 | 6 | / |
| Naiculescu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Neculescu | 56 | 223 | / |
| Necșulescu | 53 | 31 | / |
Nikolesku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolesku in the Russian language | ||
| Николеску | nikolesku | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nikolesku
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