Nikolov Surname
Approximately 72,158 people bear this surname
Nikolov Surname User-submission:
This is a Russian and Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Nicholas, or in this case, Nikolay ['victor of the people'].
Nikolov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 58,674 | 1:119 | 10 |
| North Macedonia | 5,241 | 1:401 | 25 |
| Serbia | 1,695 | 1:4,215 | 527 |
| Russia | 1,080 | 1:133,447 | 15,678 |
| Spain | 1,025 | 1:45,612 | 4,321 |
| Greece | 836 | 1:13,253 | 1,784 |
| United States | 818 | 1:443,104 | 38,071 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| Germany | 308 | 1:261,381 | 27,997 |
| Canada | 261 | 1:141,171 | 14,531 |
| Australia | 162 | 1:166,640 | 17,199 |
| Slovenia | 159 | 1:15,646 | 3,670 |
| France | 133 | 1:499,419 | 69,818 |
| Czechia | 126 | 1:84,393 | 14,132 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Sweden | 104 | 1:94,680 | 6,886 |
| Hungary | 76 | 1:129,162 | 11,998 |
| Italy | 71 | 1:861,362 | 65,615 |
| Denmark | 64 | 1:88,199 | 8,478 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Croatia | 50 | 1:84,572 | 14,311 |
| Slovakia | 43 | 1:124,103 | 22,986 |
| Cyprus | 42 | 1:21,068 | 2,351 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Georgia | 28 | 1:133,769 | 9,999 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Transnistria | 20 | 1:23,735 | 4,200 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Nikolov (2,977) may also be a first name.
Nikolov Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Russian and Bulgarian surname, denoting a descendant of Nicholas, or in this case, Nikolay ['victor of the people'].
- deleted-173293The name comes from the first name - Nikola. It is an old Bulgarian name of Greek origin.
- nikolov89Nikolov Demographics
Nikolov Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Nikolov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikolov (Georgian: ნიკოლოვი, Russian: Николов) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolov? popularity and diffusion
Nikolov is the 7,873rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 100,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nikolov live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 132,757th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 2,977 people.
The last name Nikolov is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 58,674 people, or 1 in 119. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent reside, Varna Province, where 9 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 7 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.
Nikolov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nikolov surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Nikolov surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nikolov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.64% more than the national average, earning 407,140 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.37% more than the national average, earning R 509,424 per year; in United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $53,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nikolov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolov in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიკოლოვი | nikolovi | 92.31 |
| ნიკოლოვ | nikolov | 7.69 |
| Nikolov in the Russian language | ||
| Николов | nikolov | - |
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