Nikif Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Nikif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nikif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Nikif (147) may also be a first name.

Nikif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikif (Russian: Никиф) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikif? popularity and diffusion

Nikif is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Nikif occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Nikif live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 147 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia Nikif is most common in: Moscow, where 47 percent reside, Belgorod Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Kemerovo Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 14 percent reside and Greece, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikiv806/
Nikifova775/
Nikiev7340/
Naikiv7323/
Nikiov732/
Niskiv731/
Nekcif731/
Nikkef731/
Nikishv671/
Nickiev671/
Nicaife671/
Nuikiew671/
Noikiew671/
Nickeiv670/
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Nikif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikif in the Russian language
Никифnikif-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nikif
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