Niforos Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Niforos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niforos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2081:53,2688,820
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Niforos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niforos is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Niforos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niforos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 712,393rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. Niforos occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Niforos are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 53,268. In Greece Niforos is most prevalent in: Ionian Islands, where 31 percent reside, Attica, where 25 percent reside and Thessaly, where 23 percent reside. Beside Greece this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Niforos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niforos surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Niforos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $51,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nifforos934/
Niforo921/
Niforas86376/
Niforou86190/
Neforos8656/
Neforosh804/
Nifora77225/
Neforas7138/
Ngeforo7122/
Neforosova719/
Nesforo712/
Neferos711/
Nifaroj711/
Nisfaroh679/
Nyoforoh671/
Neforast670/
Nifara624/
Naifara571/
Nesfoora531/
Niphatrot5012/
Niphatroj502/

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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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  • 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 Niforos
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