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
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Nikolov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikolov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nikolov (Georgian: ნიკოლოვი, Russian: Николов) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikolov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,873rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 100,994 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly held given name in the world, held by 2,977 people.
The last name Nikolov is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 58,674 people, or 1 in 119. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent live, Varna Province, where 9 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria Nikolov is found in 77 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 7 percent live and Serbia, where 2 percent live.
Nikolov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Nikolov last name are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.31% being 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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