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Family name Nikolais (ניקולאי , Nikolais , Николаис ) , throughout the world, is a rare surname. The surname Nikolais is characteristic of Greece, where it is a rare surname, Israel, and Japan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Greece, Japan, and Russia. More frequently, Nikolais is the forename as well as the last name.