Nikolič Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Nikolič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1481:16,8093,906
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Nikolić (142,733), Nikolic (11,631) & Nikoliç (2) are calculated separately.

Nikolič Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolič occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Nikolić, Nikolic or Nikoliç. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolič? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,168,344th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Nikolič is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nikolič live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 16,809. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Central Slovenia, where 34 percent are found, Drava, where 19 percent are found and Mura, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 14 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikolić95142,733/
Nikolic9511,631/
Nikoliç952/
Nikoliz863/
Nikoličová8226/
Nikolich801,046/
Nikolics80271/
Nikolits80100/
Nickolic8018/
Nikolaic8010/
Nikoilić805/
Nikolitz805/
Nikoloić805/
Nikoleci802/
Nikolaić801/
Nikkolić801/
Niokolić801/
Nikolici801/
Nikolaich75678/
Nickolich75131/
Nikolitch7519/
Nikolaids751/
Nicolic71271/
Nikolitsch7171/
Nikolićová7121/
Nicolić7116/
Nickolitch712/
Nikolicova711/
Nikolec711/
Nikalic711/
Nekolić711/
Nickolitts711/
Nikaliz711/
Nicolich671,570/
Nicolici67689/
Nicolitz6740/
Nikolitsova6726/
Nicolics6711/
Nikolych6711/
Nikolets678/
Nicollic672/
Níkolich671/

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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 Nikolič
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