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Last name Nikel (Nickel , Nikel , Никель ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Nikel is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Canada, where it is quite a rare surname, and Namibia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Canada. Much less frequently, Nikel is the forename as well as the last name.