The Nicotra surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 767 people carried this name — #30,442 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is up 12% from 682 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 462 people named Nicotra live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Nicotra.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
54 people named Nicotra live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 41 people named Nicotra live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Nicotra,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonio Nicotra 1908–2002 · actor -
Antonio Nicotra 1908–2002 · actor
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Maria Nicotra 1913–2007 · politician -
Maria Nicotra 1913–2007 · politician
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Benedetto Vincenzo Nicotra 1933–2018 · politician -
Leopoldo Nicotra 1846–1940 · botanical collector
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nicotra.
- Nicolle 197 · U.S. census
- Nicolo 537 · U.S. census
- Nicolosi 2,098 · U.S. census
- Nicora 218 · U.S. census
- Nicosia 2,894 · U.S. census
- Nicot 135 · U.S. census
- Niederberger 289 · U.S. census
- Niederkorn 323 · U.S. census
- Niedzielski 699 · U.S. census
- Niel 353 · U.S. census
- Nielsen 42,773 · U.S. census
- Niemiec 2,293 · U.S. census
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