Niquel Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Niquel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niquel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France611:1,088,897118,069
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Niquel (129) may also be a first name.

Niquel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niquel is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niquel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Niquel reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Niquel is also the 818,356th most widespread first name globally, held by 129 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 1,088,897. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 46 percent reside, Brittany, where 34 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent reside. Not including France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Niquel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niquel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Niquel surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiquel92122/
Niquiel9216/
Nicquel923/
Naiquel922/
Niqul913/
Nequel8339/
Niguel8323/
Niquil8314/
Niql802/
Nikouel771/
Nikel733,578/
Nicel7352/
Nuqul7350/
Nukel731/
Nickel6749,109/
Nykiel675,283/
Nikiel674,587/
Nikkel672,767/
Naikel67621/
Nichel67416/
Nicell67301/
Neguel67260/
Niekel67149/
Nuckel6795/
Neukel6748/
Nikell6745/
Nikael678/
Niokel677/
Nukiel672/
Nhikel672/
Nikeel672/
Nuquil671/
Neikel671/
Nidkel671/
Nukell671/
Nicael671/
Nukael671/
Nyguel671/
Nikwel671/
Nekiel671/
Neicel670/

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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 Niquel
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