Nikiforos Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Nikiforos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiforos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece9151:12,1091,605
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nikiforos (2,602) may also be a first name.

Nikiforos Last Name Facts

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

Nikiforos occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 347,450th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Nikiforos live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Nikiforos is also the 144,128th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 2,602 people.

The last name Nikiforos is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 915 people, or 1 in 12,109. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Crete, where 35 percent reside, Attica, where 25 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 11 percent reside. Not including Greece Nikiforos is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Nikiforos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nikiforos surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nikiforos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.48% less than the national average, earning R 150,948 per year; in United States they earn 23.67% more than the national average, earning $53,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickiforos952/
Nikforos941/
Nikifros941/
Niciforos8923/
Nekiforos892/
Nikiforso890/
Nicforos821/
Neckfors7111/
Nackfors715/
Nickifarso630/
Nakovers591/
Neghiforeasa571/
Nicophoras531/

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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 Nikiforos
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