Nocholas Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nocholas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nocholas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nocholas (246) may also be a first name.

Nocholas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nocholas (Marathi: नोचोलस) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nocholas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nocholas is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nocholas live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 569,299th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 246 people.

The surname Nocholas is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Nocholas is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 47 percent are found, Kogi, where 24 percent are found and Rivers, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Nocholas exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Nocholas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nocholas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nocholas Last Name Statistics demography

Nocholas earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nocolas9320/
Nochola935/
Necholas8816/
Nacholas883/
Noicolas881/
Nocohlas881/
Nocolaus880/
Nachola80172/
Nokhola801/
Nochulashe781/
Nacholia7518/
Natchola751/
Nachoola751/
Nacholla751/
Noochala751/
Nachhola751/
Nojola712/
Noichalat712/
Nacholiay711/
Noichalad711/
Nachalaus711/
Nozola711/
Nosola711/
Nachala67203/
Nokhala67186/
Ngosola6761/
Nociolo6717/
Nokholo677/
Nozolia676/
Nashola675/
Noshala672/
Nozzola672/
Nahjola672/
Nakhola671/
Noosala671/
Nodsola671/
Nojuola671/

Nocholas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nocholas in the Marathi language
नोचोलसnocolasa-

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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 Nocholas
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