Nifontova Surname

63,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nifontova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nifontova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,7941:18,4922,617
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nifontova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nifontova (Russian: Нифонтова) is most common in Russia. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nifontova? popularity and diffusion

Nifontova is the 63,875th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 929,652 people. The last name Nifontova occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Nifontova are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 7,794 people, or 1 in 18,492. In Russia Nifontova is most frequent in: Oryol Oblast, where 77 percent live, Tyumen Oblast, where 4 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 3 percent live. Other than Russia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 0 percent live and Moldova, where 0 percent live.

Nifontova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nifontova last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nifontova last name are 20.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.06% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nifontov941,863/
Nifantova89375/
Nyfontova89131/
Nefontova8918/
Nifontovs892/
Niphontova841/
Nifantov821,931/
Nyfontov8282/
Nefontov8224/
Nifontof822/
Nifontob821/
Nifont806/
Nyfantova7825/
Nifontoff7821/
Nefantova782/
Nifantovs781/
Nyfantov7124/
Nefantov712/
Nifond670/
Nefonte636/
Newfont634/
Nifante633/
N'Iffonds561/
Neufond5069/

Nifontova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nifontova in the Russian language
Нифонтоваnifontova-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nifontova
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