Nicola is used as a family name or surname in Italy, France, Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nicola
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Italy, France, Netherlands
Meaning:

Is a variant of the Nicolas. The late Sir Harris Nicolas, the the well-known antiquary and historian, descended from a Breton family who flourished in the XIII and XIV century, one of whose members came into England at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and settled at Looe in Cornwall.

How popular is Nicola?

Nicola is common in Romania, Italy, Lebanon, Argentina, Syria, Egypt, United States, Sudan, Ecuador, Brazil, Cyprus, England, Tanzania, Germany, France, Australia, Spain, Iraq, Uruguay, Peru, New Zealand, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland.

Nicola is ranked 13140 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nicola bearers increased by 7.29 per cent in 2010 US census to 1971 since 2000, the surname slipped by 178 spots and ranked at 14991. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.84 85.9
Hispanic or Latino 9.28 7.35
Black 1.93 1.58
Others 1.57 2.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.71 1.52
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66 1.09
Nicola is quite popular family name mostly used in Romania however Akrotiri and Dhekelia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 42686 people have been found who wears Nicola as their family name. Nicola is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Nicola:
249 Romania10,309
Countries with thousands of Nicola:
2,367 Italy4,240
335 Lebanon3,233
1,225 Argentina3,143
722 Syria2,695
3,714 Egypt2,593
16,335 United States2,258
2,298 Sudan2,240
1,216 Ecuador2,127
5,329 Brazil1,535
125 Cyprus1,019
Countries with hundreds of Nicola:
7,513 England866
7,239 Tanzania771
15,488 Germany634
17,319 France577
6,055 Australia556
7,489 Spain526
2,363 Iraq519
1,010 Uruguay382
7,416 Peru243
3,537 New Zealand225
16,926 Canada219
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
16,160 Netherlands170
3,431 Portugal160
7,113 Switzerland148
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,923 Belgium94
15,900 Mexico86
64,020 DR Congo75
8,522 Venezuela72
6,926 Kuwait67
33 Akrotiri and Dhekelia63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,773 South Africa46
26,249 Austria40
10,121 Jordan37
24,014 Benin36
4,129 Luxembourg31
5,404 Taiwan31
23,803 Sweden29
26,425 Israel28
54,524 Greece27
15,745 Chile26
10,182 Ethiopia25
170,290 Nigeria23
11,536 Qatar22
9,475 Ireland19
15,763 Scotland15
15,450 Colombia14
89,138 Malaysia13
92,157 Cameroon12
7,351 Panama12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
132,137 Poland10
8,246 Tunisia9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
476,604 Thailand8
32,975 Moldova7
114,218 Uganda7
11,702 China6
47,603 Denmark6
493,300 Russia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

25 years old farmer Felix Nicola who was residing in Hanover migrated to New York on June 7, 1850 by Minna put out from Bremen. P.J. Nicola (45) Master, Ernest Nicola (25), 28 years old Valentin Nicola, Anna Nicola, aged 50, Laborer Michael Nicola, 17 years old Friedr. Nicola, 18 years old Babette Nicola, Lina Nicola (20), and 65 other Nicola around 45.45% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Hamburg & Southampton, Bremen and Bremen & Bremerhaven.

Nicola Namesakes

  • Enrico De Nicola, Italian jurist, journalist, politician
  • Vasile Ursu Nicola, Transylvanian Romanian leader of the Revolt of Horea
  • Lewis Nicola, Irish-born American military officer, merchant

Nicola Namesakes

  • Enrico De Nicola, Italian jurist, journalist, politician
  • Vasile Ursu Nicola, Transylvanian Romanian leader of the Revolt of Horea
  • Lewis Nicola, Irish-born American military officer, merchant

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