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) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nocholas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Nocholas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nocholas reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nocholas is also the 569,299th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 246 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Nocholas is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 47 percent reside, Kogi, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 18 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Nocholas is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Nocholas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nocholas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nocholas surname decreased 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
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  • 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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