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Around the world, Nikolaev (Николаев
, Nikolaev
, 尼古拉耶夫
) is a rare masculine first name. The first name Nikolaev is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Romania, where it is a rare masculine name, and Russia, where it is a very rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Bulgaria, Russia, and China. Predominantly, Nikolaev is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Николаев | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine |
| Nikolaev | Uzbekistan, Russia, Bulgaria, United States, Belarus |
| 尼古拉耶夫 | China |
| ניקולאייב | Israel |
Nikolajev, Nikolajevs, Nikolajew, Nikolayev, Nikolaïev, Nikołajew, Александрович, Васильевич, and Ніколаев
Nikolaev is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nick Wilde , the Zootopia character; Nick Fury , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War; Michael Darling , the fictional character from Peter Pan; Nearly Headless Nick , character in Harry Potter and Nicholas Brody , the fictional character on the American television/drama thriller Homeland, and in many other works.