Nolans Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Nolans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nolans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nolans is found in Nicaragua more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolans? popularity and diffusion

Nolans is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Nolans reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nicaragua, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,505,272. In Nicaragua it is most numerous in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nicaragua Nolans is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Nolans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nolans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nolans last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nolans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nolans last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nelans832/
Nulans831/
Nullans77132/
Neelans7766/
Nelhans7715/
Neulans7712/
Nalanse771/
Noliance711/
Nelons6721/
Nulanz6712/
Nalons675/

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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 Nolans
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