Nikolyak Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nikolyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikolyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Nikolyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikolyak (Russian: Николяк) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikolyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Nikolyak occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Nikolyak are found; 55 percent are found in North Asia and 55 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 3,792,712. In Russia Nikolyak is primarily found in: Sakha Republic, where 55 percent reside, Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 32 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia Nikolyak occurs in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Nikolyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nikolyak surname is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikolyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikolyak in the Russian language
Николякnikolak-

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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 Nikolyak
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