Nikforov Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nikforov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikforov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nikforov Last Name Facts

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

Nikforov (Russian: Никфоров) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikforov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikforov is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Nikforov live; 33 percent live in North Asia and 33 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Nikforov is most common in: Omsk Oblast, where 50 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikforov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikforov in the Russian language
Никфоровnikforov-

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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 Nikforov
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