Nikiforenko Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Nikiforenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiforenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6821:211,32423,076
Belarus3581:26,5394,577
Transnistria501:9,4941,924
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Israel121:713,13647,700
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Moldova111:323,76125,884
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Ņikiforenko (1) are calculated separately.

Nikiforenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikiforenko (Russian: Никифоренко) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ņikiforenko. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikiforenko is the 315,094th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,118,846 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Nikiforenko are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 211,324. In Russia Nikiforenko is primarily found in: Moscow, where 12 percent reside, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 9 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 30 percent reside and Transnistria, where 4 percent reside.

Nikiforenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nikiforenko last name are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nikiforenko earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $59,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikiforenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikiforenko in the Russian language
Никифоренкоnikiforenko-

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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 Nikiforenko
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