Nikolić Surname
Approximately 142,733 people bear this surname
Nikolić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 121,373 | 1:59 | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,524 | 1:371 | 20 |
| Croatia | 4,196 | 1:1,008 | 23 |
| Montenegro | 3,577 | 1:179 | 16 |
| Slovenia | 1,591 | 1:1,564 | 131 |
| Kosovo | 1,559 | 1:1,194 | 174 |
| North Macedonia | 857 | 1:2,452 | 439 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Nikolic (11,631), Nikolič (204) & Nikoliç (2) are calculated separately.
Nikolić (54) may also be a first name.
Nikolić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikolić is most common in Serbia. It may appear as: Nikolic, Nikolič or Nikoliç. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolić? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nikolić is the 3,929th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nikolić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 54 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 121,373 people, or 1 in 59. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 18 percent live, Nišava District, where 8 percent live and Jablanica District, where 7 percent live. Barring Serbia Nikolić occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolic | 95 | 11,631 | / |
| Nikolič | 95 | 204 | / |
| Nikoliç | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nikoilić | 93 | 5 | / |
| Nikoloić | 93 | 5 | / |
| Nikolaić | 93 | 1 | / |
| Niokolić | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nikkolić | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nikulić | 86 | 36 | / |
| Nukolić | 86 | 30 | / |
| Nicolić | 86 | 16 | / |
| Nikoliz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nekolić | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nikolićová | 82 | 21 | / |
| Nikolich | 80 | 1,046 | / |
| Nikolics | 80 | 271 | / |
| Nikolits | 80 | 100 | / |
| Nickolic | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nikolaic | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nikolitz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nikoleci | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nikolici | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nikolaich | 75 | 678 | / |
| Nickolich | 75 | 131 | / |
| Nikolitch | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nikolaids | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nicolic | 71 | 271 | / |
| Nikolitsch | 71 | 71 | / |
| Nikoličová | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nikulic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nickolitch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nikolec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikalic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nickolitts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikaliz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikolicova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nicolich | 67 | 1,570 | / |
| Nicolici | 67 | 689 | / |
| Nikulich | 67 | 188 | / |
| Nikulits | 67 | 125 | / |
| Nicolitz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nikolitsova | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nicolics | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nikolych | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nikulicz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Neskalić | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nikolets | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nikulics | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nicollic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Níkolich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nikolić
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