Nikiforakis Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Nikiforakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiforakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5961:18,5902,666
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Nikiforakis Last Name Facts

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

Nikiforakis occurs most in Greece. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nikiforakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 493,936th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. The surname Nikiforakis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Nikiforakis reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 18,590. In Greece Nikiforakis is primarily concentrated in: Crete, where 60 percent reside, Attica, where 23 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Nikiforakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikiforakis last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nikiforakis earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.23% less than the national average, earning R 144,420 per year and in United States they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $39,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikiforaki95443/
Nikiforkis951/
Nikoforakis911/
Nikiforuks861/

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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 Nikiforakis
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