Niklas is a male name, a Germanic version of Nicholas. It is most common in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
and the
Swedish-speaking population of Finland
The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; ; ) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural, ethnic or linguistic group or ...
. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with that name include:
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Niklas (singer), Danish singer-songwriter
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Niklas Almqvist, Swedish guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish Garage Rock band The Hives
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Niklas Andersen, Swedish football defender who plays for Werder Bremen
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Niklas Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Frölunda HC
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Niklas Bäckström, Finnish ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tappara in the Finnish SM-Liiga
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Niklas Edin, Swedish curler
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Niklas Eriksson, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player
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Niklas Graßelt, German politician
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Niklas Forsmoo (born 1983), Swedish handball player
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Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing for the HPK in the Finnish
SMLiiga
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Niklas Hjalmarsson, Swedish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks
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Niklas Hogner, Swedish figure skater
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Niklas Karlsson (born 1974), Swedish politician
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Niklas Kaul, German Olympic decathlete
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Niklas Kiel, German basketball player
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Niklas Klingberg, Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
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Niklas Kronwall, Swedish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL
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Niklas Kvarforth, Swedish musician, composer and vocalist of the black metal band Shining
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Niklas Landin, Danish handball player
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Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann (; ; December 8, 1927 – November 11, 1998) was a German sociologist, philosopher of social science, and systems theorist.
Niklas Luhmann is one of the most influential German sociologists of the 20th century. His thinking was ...
, German sociologist
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Niklas Mattsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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Niklas Meinert, German field hockey midfielder
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Niklas Moisander, Finnish footballer currently playing for German team Werder Bremen
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Niklas Nordgren, Swedish ice hockey player
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Niklas Sandberg, Swedish football player
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Niklas Schenker, German politician
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Niklas Skoog, Swedish football striker
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Niklas Strömstedt
Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt (born 25 July 1958) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor.
Early life
Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt was born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, to Gunhild Margareta (née Henriksson) and Bo Eugén Strömstedt. S ...
, Swedish pop singer and songwriter
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Niklas Süle, German footballer
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Niklas Sundblad, Swedish ice hockey player
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Niklas Sundin, Swedish guitarist of Dark Tranquillity and Laethora
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Niklas Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
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Niklas Tarvajärvi, Finnish football striker currently playing for Karlsruher SC
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Niklas Willén, Swedish conductor
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Niklas Würzner, German basketball player
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Niklas Zennström, Swedish entrepreneur
Surname
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Wilhelm Niklas (1887–1957), German academic and politician
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Swedish masculine given names
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Finnish masculine given names