In the entire world, Nikola (Nikola 
, Никола 
, 니콜라 
, among others...) is a very common mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine firstname. Firstname Nikola is habitual to Southern Europe, particularly Serbia, where it is an extremely common masculine name, Montenegro, where it is a very common masculine name, and Croatia, where it is a common male name (explore name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country population it is most frequently occurring in Serbia, Bulgaria, and Croatia. Very seldom, Nikola is the last name as well as a forename.
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| Nikola | North Macedonia, Czechia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia |
| Никола | Serbia, Russia, Bulgaria, Armenia |
| 니콜라 | South Korea |
| نيكولا | Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq |
| Нікола | Ukraine |
| 尼古拉 | China |
| ニコラ | Japan |
| ניקולה | Israel |
Nikola is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nikolai Rostov , the fictional character from War and Peace; Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky , the father of Prince Andrey Bolkonsky, War and Peace; Nikolai Sergueych Ikhmenev , the character from Dostoyevsky's Humiliated and Insulted; Nikolai Orelov , the Assassin’s Creed character, Assassin's Creed and Nikolai Stavrogin , character in The Possessed, and in many other works.
Mikołaj, Mikuláš, Niccolò, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolae, Nicolai, Nicolas, Nicolau, Nicolaus, Nicole, Nicolò, Nikol, Nikolaos, Nikolas, Nikolass, Nikolá, Nikoļa, Nikoła, Níkola, Nıkola, Νίκολας, Νικόλα, Νικόλαος, Νικόλας, Микола, Миколай, Мікалай, Никол, Николае, Николаев, Николаи, Николай, Николаос, Николас, Николаэ, Николя, Никос, Нікалас, Ніколас, Ніколаї, ניקולא, ניקולס, نقولا, نيقولا, نيكولاس, نيكولاي, ნიკოლასი, ნიკოლოზ, នីកូឡា, ニコラウス, ニコラス, ニコル, ノト, 尼古拉斯, and 尼古拉耶夫
| Comita Nikola Bulgarian noble (b. 1000) |
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| Nikola Stanjević Serbian nobleman (b. 1201) |
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| Nikola Buća (b. 1201) |
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Nikola Frankopan (b. 1360) |
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| Nikola Altomanović Serbian župan from 14th century (b. 1348) |
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| Nikola Radonja Serbian nobleman (b. 1350) |
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Nicholas of Ilok King of Bosnia, Ban of Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia and Macsó, Voivode of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (b. 1410) |
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Nikola Božidarević Croatian painter, Republic of Venice (b. 1463) |
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| Nikola Modruški Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1427) |
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| Nikola Skobaljić Serbian noble (b. 1430) |
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Nikola III Zrinski Croatian nobleman (b. 1489) |
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Nikola Jurišić Croatian soldier (b. 1490) |
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| Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino Italian artist, Republic of Venice (b. 1418) |
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Nikola Šubić Zrinski Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and general, Kingdom of Hungary (b. 1508) |
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| Nikola Nalješković Italian poet and mathematician, Republic of Venice (b. 1500) |
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| Nikola Dimitrović (b. 1510) |
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| Nikola Stepanić Selnički roman-catholic bishop (b. 1553) |
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| Nikola VI Zrinski Croatian nobleman, Kingdom of Hungary (b. 1570) |
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| Nikola Krajačević (b. 1582) |
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| Nikola Spanić Croatian bishop (b. 1633) |
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| Blazev (b. 1600) |
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| Nikola Bošković father of Ruđer Bošković (b. 1642) |
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| Nikola Bijanković roman-catholic bishop (b. 1645) |
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| Nikola Bunić (b. 1635) |
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| Nikola Burović (b. 1655) |
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| Nikola Tomašić roman-catholic bishop (b. 1686) |
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Nikola Nešković Serbian artist (b. 1740) |
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| Nikola Lašvanin born ca. 1703 died 1750 (b. 1703) |
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Nikola Ziković Serbian nobleman and revolutionary (b. 1765) |
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Nikola Lunjevica (b. 1776) |
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Nikola Karastojanow (b. 1778) |
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| Nikola Bani (b. 1736) |
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Nikola Borojević Serbian poet (b. 1796) |
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| Nikola Renjė (b. 1746) |
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Nikola Hristić Serbian politician, Serbia (b. 1818) |
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| Nikola Smiljanić (b. 1760) |
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Nikola Arsenović Croatian painter, HR (b. 1823) |
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Neophyte of Rila Bulgarian linguist, translator and painter, Ottoman Empire (b. 1793) |
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| Nikola Šimić (b. 1766) |
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Nikola Obrazopisov Bulgarian painter, Bulgaria (b. 1827) |
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| Nikola Nikolajević Serbian revolutionary (b. 1780) |
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| Nikola Dominik Budrović (b. 1773) |
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Nikola Robev (b. 1831) |
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| Nikola Grbović Serbian revolutionary (b. 1793) |
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Nikola Pašić Serbian politician, Principality of Serbia (b. 1845) |
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Nikola Simov Bulgarian revolutionary, Ottoman Empire (b. 1845) |
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Nikola Spasić (b. 1838) |
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Nikola Obretenov Bulgarian revolutionary, Bulgaria (b. 1849) |
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Nikola Maleshevski Bulgarian revolutionary, Bulgaria (b. 1850) |
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| Nikola Algarotti (b. 1791) |
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| Nikola Živković (b. 1792) |
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Nikola Deltchev (b. 1844) |
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Nikola Tesla Serbian-American inventor, Austrian Empire (b. 1856) |
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| Nikola Aleksić Serbian painter, Serbia (b. 1808) |
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| Nikola Andrović (b. 1798) |
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Nikola Iliev Ribarov Bulgarian army officer (b. 1859) |
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| Nikola Filipovski (b. 1800) |
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| Nikola Janković Ottoman Empire (b. 1800) |
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Nikola T. Kašiković Serbian writer, Serbia (b. 1861) |
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Nikola Ivanov Bulgarian general, Bulgaria (b. 1861) |
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| Nikola Djurkovic Serbian musician, Serbia (b. 1812) |
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Nikola Bachvarov (b. 1853) |
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Nikola Tomašić politician in Hungary, HR (b. 1864) |
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Nikola Shavkulov (b. 1855) |
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Nikola Genev (b. 1856) |
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Nikola Altapamarkov bulgarian revolutionary (b. 1867) |
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Nikola Genadiew Bulgarian politician, Bulgaria (b. 1868) |
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Nikola Dimkov (b. 1859) |
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Nikola Mandić Croatian politician, Ottoman Empire (b. 1869) |
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Nikola Radev Bulgarian bishop and jurist, Bulgaria (b. 1870) |
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Nikola Lazarov Bulgarian architect, Bulgaria (b. 1870) |
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| Nikola Begović priest and ethnographer (b. 1821) |
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Nicholas I of Montenegro King of Montenegro, Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro (b. 1841) |
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Nikola Gabrovski Bulgarian Army officer (b. 1871) |
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Nikola Dodov Bulgarian teacher, Bulgaria (b. 1873) |
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Nikola Chervenivanov Bulgaria (b. 1863) |
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Nikola Uzunović Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, Kraljevina Srbija (b. 1873) |
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Nikola Ravashola (b. 1863) |
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| Nikola Krestić Croatian Serb nobleman, politician, and lawyer (b. 1824) |
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Nikola Pushkarov Bulgarian revolutionary, Bulgaria (b. 1874) |
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Nikola Stoyanov Bulgarian scientist and economist, mk (b. 1874) |
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Nikola Bozhkov Bulgaria (b. 1865) |
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Nikola Rusinov Socialist revolutionary (b. 1875) |
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Nicolás Mihanovich Shipping magnate, Argentina (b. 1846) |
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Nikola Karev Bulgarian revolutionary, Bulgaria (b. 1877) |
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Nikola Pisarov (b. 1867) |
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| Nikola Bat︠s︡arov (b. 1818) |
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Nikola Gerasimov (b. 1868) |
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| Nikola Todev Ottoman Empire (b. 1818) |
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Nikola Andreev Bulgarian officer & revolutionary (b. 1879) |
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Nikola Zografov (b. 1869) |
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Nikola Marinov Bulgarian artist, Bulgaria (b. 1879) |
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Nikola Dosev Bulgarian revolutionary (b. 1880) |
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| Nikola Musulin Serbian poet, Serbia (b. 1830) |
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Никола Максимовић Austria-Hungary (b. 1840) |
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Nikola Koev Bulgarian revolutionary (b. 1880) |
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Nikola Kirow Bulgarian writer, Bulgaria (b. 1880) |
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Nikola Jurukow Bulgarian architect, Bulgaria (b. 1880) |
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Nikola Milev Bulgarian diplomat and historian, Bulgaria (b. 1881) |
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Nikola Petrov Bulgarian painter, Bulgaria (b. 1881) |
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Nikolov, Nikolic, Markovic, Petrovic, Stojanovic, Djordjevic, Stankovic, Ilic, and Ivanov