Nikolich Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Serbia

Nikolich Surname User-submission:

Nikolich is the English transcription of the Serbian surname Nikolić. The -ić suffix that is so very common in surnames from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia is a diminutive, so literally Nikolich/Nikolić could be translated as "Nicky". But in fact the diminutive in the case of surnames denotes a patronym, therefor Nikolić is the son of Nicholas.

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Nikolich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:624,92950,458
Russia1811:796,26065,438
Serbia711:100,6338,071
Australia551:490,83137,357
Bulgaria501:139,5788,096
Canada371:995,82774,831
England241:2,321,58686,519
Israel231:372,07130,321
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Níkolich (1) are calculated separately.

Nikolich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nikolich is the English transcription of the Serbian surname Nikolić. The -ić suffix that is so very common in surnames from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia is a diminutive, so literally Nikolich/Nikolić could be translated as "Nicky". But in fact the diminutive in the case of surnames denotes a patronym, therefor Nikolić is the son of Nicholas. So Nikolich/Nikolić is the equivalent of the English surname Nicholson.

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Nikolich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolich (Russian: Николич) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Níkolich. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,113th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Nikolich are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Nikolich is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 624,929. In The United States Nikolich is most numerous in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Serbia, where 7 percent are found.

Nikolich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nikolich surname are 11.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.65% registered with the party.

The amount Nikolich earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning $51,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,870 CAD per year.

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Nikolich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolich in the Russian language
Николичnikolic-

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