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Where Does The Last Name Nikolev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nikolev (Russian: Николев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,255,512^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Nikolev reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Nikolev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 2,362,673. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 26 percent live, Chuvash Republic, where 10 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 10 percent live. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Bulgaria, where 3 percent live.

Nikolev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nikolev surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nikolev surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.