Nikifor Forename

179,023rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,818 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nikifor Forename User-submission:

Nikifor is a Slavic form of the Greek name Nikephoros.

Nikifor Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia
99%
 
8401:171,7072,707
Bulgaria
100%
6481:10,7881,050
Uzbekistan
100%
971:317,3866,177
Belarus
100%
451:210,7201,779
North Macedonia
100%
241:87,1154,488
United States
100%
221:16,478,954142,653
Germany
100%
171:5,686,93422,131
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
151:234,9643,762
Hungary
100%
131:753,2132,518
Kazakhstan
100%
101:1,774,68414,586
Serbia
100%
101:714,5725,483
Brazil-101:21,423,615203,947
Tajikistan
100%
91:930,5473,856
Lithuania
100%
91:327,9872,126
Moldova-71:508,7343,126
Kyrgyzstan
100%
71:853,32520,404
Argentina
100%
41:10,693,31119,797
England-41:13,900,73089,263
Transnistria-31:158,5461,411
Armenia
100%
31:972,9188,284
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Poland
75%
 
11:38,027,1129,241
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368

Nikifor (222) may also be a surname.

Nikifor Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nikifor is a Slavic form of the Greek name Nikephoros.

- iuile

Nikifor Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nickifor934/
Nikiford931/
Nikiffor931/
Nikkifort881/
Niqifor8631/
Nekifor869/
Nikifur864/
Nicifor864/
Nikefor861/
Nikiforova826/
Nichifor80755/
Nikefore801/
Niqifori801/
Nykyfor712,086/
Nicefor7151/
Nekifar713/
Necifor712/
Nikufar712/
Nekyfor712/
Nicufor711/
Nikafra711/
Nukifar711/
Nechifor6713/
Niquefor673/
Nykyfore671/
Nkkfr671/
Necefor574/
Nicefur571/
Nicefar571/
Nicephor5317/
Nicéphore5030/

Nikifor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikifor in the Russian language
Никифорnikifor-

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