Nikolu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Nikolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Nikolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolu (Marathi: िनकोलु, Russian: Николу) occurs most in Azerbaijan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nikolu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Nikolu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Nikolu live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Azerbaijan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,216,374. In Azerbaijan it is most common in: Baku, where 100 percent reside. Other than Azerbaijan Nikolu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikolou92511/
Nikolau92381/
Nikollu921/
Nikkolu921/
Nikollau8627/
Nickolau8625/
Nikollui861/
Nukolu8355/
Nikulu8329/
Nicolu835/
Nikolausz8097/
Nikolaush801/
Nicolau77107,881/
Ngikulu77306/
Nykolus77107/
Nykolau77107/
Nicolus7744/
Naikulu7733/
Nukollu7726/
Nicolou7724/
Nikalau779/
Nicoleu778/
Nikkulu774/
Nikkalu774/
Naikalu774/
Nikeulu772/
Nukkolu771/
Nukoolu771/
Nikoloe771/
Nikuluz771/
Nikolauová751/
Nicolaus7115,923/
Nicolous71688/
Nicolaud71144/
Nickalou7113/
Nykolaus7111/
Nicolaux714/
Nicollau713/
Nicolius711/
Nicolauz711/
Nykolyus711/
Nicoloud711/
Nicoulau711/
Ngaikulu711/
Nicoulaud67407/
Nukalu67169/
Nekulu6717/
Nicollaud678/
Nicoló678/
Nicolloud672/
Nicollaus671/
Niccolous671/
Nukelu671/
Nichcolus671/
Niccolaus671/
Njkulu671/
Nicoulaus670/

Nikolu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolu in the Marathi language
िनकोलुinakolu-
Nikolu in the Russian language
Николуnikolu-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nikolu
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