Surname Nikl in modern Croatia

Nikl families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Nikl live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Rude (40), Samobor (15), Zagreb (10), Slatina (<10), and in Sarengrad (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (7) and the United States (2).
Family name Nikl (including: Nichol , Nicholl , Nichal , Nickl , Nykl , Nichel , Nichil , Nichl and Nichalh ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. "Nickl " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Nykl " is used by some 500 people in Czech Republic , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Nichol " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Canada , and some 2000 people in Great Britain.

Characteristic first names

Petr Nikl, Ivanka Nikl, Tomislav Nikl, Mario Nikl, Snježana Nikl, Ernest Nikl, Suzana Nikl, Eduard Nikl, Miljenko Nikl, Kristina Nikl, Božica Nikl, Nenad Nikl, Maja Nikl, Ivana Nikl, Anna Nikl, Željko Nikl, Slavica Nikl, Nevenka Nikl, Kristian Nikl

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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