Nikolović Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Nikolović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Nikolovič (28) & Nikolovic (2) are calculated separately.

Nikolović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolović is held by more people in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Nikolovič or Nikolovic. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolović? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Nikolović is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nikolović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Nikolović is most commonly used in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 700,491. In North Macedonia Nikolović is primarily found in: Polog, where 33 percent reside, Skopje, where 33 percent reside and Southwestern, where 33 percent reside. Not including North Macedonia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 17 percent reside and Montenegro, where 17 percent reside.

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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 Nikolović
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