Nikoliev Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nikoliev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nikoliev (10) may also be a first name.
Nikoliev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikoliev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikoliev (Russian: Николиев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nikoliev.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikoliev? popularity and diffusion
Nikoliev is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Nikoliev reside; 62 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Nikoliev is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 872,363. In Bulgaria Nikoliev is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 50 percent reside, Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 25 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria Nikoliev occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikoliev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikoliev in the Russian language | ||
| Николиев | nikoliev | - |
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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 Nikoliev
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