Cognomen Nickolaus (Nickolaus 
, Николаус 
, ניקולאוס 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Nickolaus is characteristic of Germany, where it is a rare surname, Tanzania, and Kazakhstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Tanzania. Also, Nickolaus is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Nickolaus | Germany, Indonesia, United States, Tanzania, Canada |
| Николаус | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| ניקולאוס | Israel |
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reinhold nickolaus DE (b. 1952) |
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| john m. nickolaus, jr. American cinematographer, US (b. 1913) |
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| axel nickolaus DE (b. 1951) |
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| lena nickolaus |
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| robert nickolaus |
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