Surname Nikola in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Nikola families are predominantly Croats (from Delnice ), rarely Albanians (from Kastav ), and very rarely Romanians (from Rovinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Nikola live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Kastav (15), Delnice (<10), Rovinj (<10), and in Mece in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Nikola (including: Nicola , Nikolla , Nickola , Nikkola , Nichola , Nicolla , Niccola , Nicolaa and Nieckola ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. The family name "Nikola " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Greece. "Nickola " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Syria , and some 70 people in South Africa. "Nieckola " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sigfrid Nikola, Djon Nikola, Izabella Nikola, Denis Nikola, Saša Nikola, Robert Nikola, Anton Nikola, Lidija Nikola, Željka Nikola, Sandro Nikola, Ružica Nikola, Mara Nikola, Krist Nikola, Željko Nikola, Frane Nikola, Milan Nikola, Jon Nikola, Rudolf Nikola, Aleksandar Nikola

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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