Nikula

Finnish

Etymology

Niku (“Nicholas”) +‎ -la. The surname developed via farm names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikulɑ/, [ˈnikulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ni‧ku‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ku‧la

Proper noun

Nikula

1. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Nikula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Nikula	Nikulat
genitive		Nikulan	Nikuloiden Nikuloitten
partitive		Nikulaa	Nikuloita
illative		Nikulaan	Nikuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nikula	Nikulat
accusative	nom.	Nikula	Nikulat
	gen.	Nikulan
genitive		Nikulan	Nikuloiden Nikuloitten Nikulain rare
partitive		Nikulaa	Nikuloita
inessive		Nikulassa	Nikuloissa
elative		Nikulasta	Nikuloista
illative		Nikulaan	Nikuloihin
adessive		Nikulalla	Nikuloilla
ablative		Nikulalta	Nikuloilta
allative		Nikulalle	Nikuloille
essive		Nikulana	Nikuloina
translative		Nikulaksi	Nikuloiksi
abessive		Nikulatta	Nikuloitta
instructive		—	Nikuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nikula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikulani Nikulani accusative nom. Nikulani Nikulani gen. Nikulani genitive Nikulani Nikuloideni Nikuloitteni Nikulaini rare partitive Nikulaani Nikuloitani inessive Nikulassani Nikuloissani elative Nikulastani Nikuloistani illative Nikulaani Nikuloihini adessive Nikulallani Nikuloillani ablative Nikulaltani Nikuloiltani allative Nikulalleni Nikuloilleni essive Nikulanani Nikuloinani translative Nikulakseni Nikuloikseni abessive Nikulattani Nikuloittani instructive — — comitative — Nikuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikulasi Nikulasi accusative nom. Nikulasi Nikulasi gen. Nikulasi genitive Nikulasi Nikuloidesi Nikuloittesi Nikulaisi rare partitive Nikulaasi Nikuloitasi inessive Nikulassasi Nikuloissasi elative Nikulastasi Nikuloistasi illative Nikulaasi Nikuloihisi adessive Nikulallasi Nikuloillasi ablative Nikulaltasi Nikuloiltasi allative Nikulallesi Nikuloillesi essive Nikulanasi Nikuloinasi translative Nikulaksesi Nikuloiksesi abessive Nikulattasi Nikuloittasi instructive — — comitative — Nikuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikulamme Nikulamme accusative nom. Nikulamme Nikulamme gen. Nikulamme genitive Nikulamme Nikuloidemme Nikuloittemme Nikulaimme rare partitive Nikulaamme Nikuloitamme inessive Nikulassamme Nikuloissamme elative Nikulastamme Nikuloistamme illative Nikulaamme Nikuloihimme adessive Nikulallamme Nikuloillamme ablative Nikulaltamme Nikuloiltamme allative Nikulallemme Nikuloillemme essive Nikulanamme Nikuloinamme translative Nikulaksemme Nikuloiksemme abessive Nikulattamme Nikuloittamme instructive — — comitative — Nikuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikulanne Nikulanne accusative nom. Nikulanne Nikulanne gen. Nikulanne genitive Nikulanne Nikuloidenne Nikuloittenne Nikulainne rare partitive Nikulaanne Nikuloitanne inessive Nikulassanne Nikuloissanne elative Nikulastanne Nikuloistanne illative Nikulaanne Nikuloihinne adessive Nikulallanne Nikuloillanne ablative Nikulaltanne Nikuloiltanne allative Nikulallenne Nikuloillenne essive Nikulananne Nikuloinanne translative Nikulaksenne Nikuloiksenne abessive Nikulattanne Nikuloittanne instructive — — comitative — Nikuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikulansa Nikulansa accusative nom. Nikulansa Nikulansa gen. Nikulansa genitive Nikulansa Nikuloidensa Nikuloittensa Nikulainsa rare partitive Nikulaansa Nikuloitaan Nikuloitansa inessive Nikulassaan Nikulassansa Nikuloissaan Nikuloissansa elative Nikulastaan Nikulastansa Nikuloistaan Nikuloistansa illative Nikulaansa Nikuloihinsa adessive Nikulallaan Nikulallansa Nikuloillaan Nikuloillansa ablative Nikulaltaan Nikulaltansa Nikuloiltaan Nikuloiltansa allative Nikulalleen Nikulallensa Nikuloilleen Nikuloillensa essive Nikulanaan Nikulanansa Nikuloinaan Nikuloinansa translative Nikulakseen Nikulaksensa Nikuloikseen Nikuloiksensa abessive Nikulattaan Nikulattansa Nikuloittaan Nikuloittansa instructive — — comitative — Nikuloineen Nikuloinensa

Derived terms

• Nikulainen

Statistics

• Nikula is the 332^nd (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,404 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kaluin, kaulin, kiluna