Nikolsky Surname

74,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nikolsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,9581:24,1903,421
Belarus2531:37,5546,475
Israel801:106,97012,128
Kazakhstan771:229,64320,634
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Kyrgyzstan391:153,14516,426
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France21:33,211,361423,184
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Nikolský (7) are calculated separately.

Nikolsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikolsky (Russian: Никольский) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nikolský. For other possible spellings of Nikolsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,531st most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,104,676 people. The surname Nikolsky is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Nikolsky live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Nikolsky is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 5,958 people, or 1 in 24,190. In Russia Nikolsky is mostly found in: Moscow, where 18 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found. Beside Russia Nikolsky occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Nikolsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nikolsky surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Nikolsky last name are 1.93% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 44.84% being registered to vote for the party.

Nikolsky earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikolsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolsky in the Russian language
Никольскийnikolskij-

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Footnotes

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