Nifanov Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nifanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nifanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1191:1,211,11888,466
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nifanov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nifanov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nifanov (Russian: Нифанов) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nifanov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nifanov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Nifanov occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Nifanov reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,211,118. In Russia it is most numerous in: Vologda Oblast, where 34 percent live, Tula Oblast, where 32 percent live and Mordovia Republic, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Nifanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nifanov surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nifanova93158/
Nifonov8689/
Nyfanov864/
Nifanof861/
Nefanov861/
Nifonova8055/
Naifonov8016/
Nyfanova807/
Nefanova801/
Nayfanov801/
Naifonova757/
Nayfanova751/
Nyfonov7112/
Nayfonov67129/
Nyfonova6715/
Nifenoff671/
Nefonova671/
Nayfonova63102/
Nefanaf571/

Nifanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nifanov in the Russian language
Нифановnifanov-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nifanov
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