Nikel is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nikel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nikel

How popular is Nikel?

Nikel is ranked 105576 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nikels plummeted by 2.197802 per cent to 178 since 2000 and slipped by 7820 spots and ranked at 101247. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.75 97.25
Nikel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Russia. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Cameroon. Around 3916 people have been found who wears Nikel as their family name. Nikel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
48,950 Moldova6
67,494 South Africa3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
20,035 Uzbekistan2
24,269 Peru2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
28,232 Morocco2
91,784 Netherlands2
15,999 Slovakia2
20,595 China2
153,416 Italy1
91,024 Belgium1
37,493 Austria1
6,212 Jamaica1
29,046 Japan1
40,340 Malaysia1
14,644 Tunisia1
47,891 Norway1
24,460 Armenia1
18,969 Wales1
77,122 Sweden1
56,169 Mexico1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
75,927 England43
100,009 Australia15
39,654 Kyrgyzstan12
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
44,254 Canada71
214,583 India63
21,520 Belarus62
Countries with hundreds of Nikel:
18,138 Russia936
6,268 Cameroon496
31,047 Germany336
19,234 Ukraine292
22,396 Turkey245
99,406 United States227
12,731 Kazakhstan210
49,962 Brazil207
28,734 Poland191
9,564 Czech Republic188
72,158 Indonesia117
44,861 Argentina105
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Nikel Namesakes

  • Lea Nikel, Artist
  • Hannes Nikel, Film Editor
  • Lea Nikel, Artist
  • Lea Nikel, Artist
  • Lea Nikel, Artist
  • Hannes Nikel, Film Editor
  • Lea Nikel, Artist
  • Lea Nikel, Artist
  • Hannes Nikel, Film Editor
  • Thomas Nikel, Film director

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