San Nicolas Surname

89,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

San Nicolas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Nicolas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,2691:36,8423,655
Guam1,0421:15413
Mexico5641:220,0825,718
Philippines4731:214,03433,353
United States4691:772,83460,026
Northern Mariana Islands4671:11720
Ecuador4131:38,5134,187
France3861:172,08026,779
Argentina1441:296,82923,706
Paraguay761:95,2202,267
Micronesia411:2,591470
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England31:18,572,686338,250
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: San Nicolás (49) are calculated separately.

San Nicolas (22) may also be a first name.

San Nicolas Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Nicolas is found most in Spain. It may also occur in the variant forms: San Nicolás. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name San Nicolas? popularity and diffusion

San Nicolas is the 89,040th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,351,799 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of San Nicolas live; 29 percent live in Oceania Islands and 28 percent live in Chamorro Oceania. San Nicolas is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 22 people.

The surname San Nicolas is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 1,269 people, or 1 in 36,842. In Spain San Nicolas is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 24 percent live, Madrid, where 15 percent live and Valencian Community, where 15 percent live. Aside from Spain this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Guam, where 19 percent live and Mexico, where 10 percent live.

San Nicolas Last Name Statistics demography

San Nicolas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.53% more than the national average, earning $64,090 USD per year.

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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
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