Nikiforou Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Nikiforou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiforou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7251:15,2822,110
Cyprus3881:2,281272
United States411:8,840,462379,649
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Akrotiri and Dhekelia41:1,96477
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nikiforou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikiforou is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,358th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Nikiforou reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 725 people, or 1 in 15,282. In Greece Nikiforou is most prevalent in: Attica, where 34 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 31 percent are found and Crete, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Greece it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Nikiforou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nikiforou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.08% more than the national average, earning R 587,148 per year and in United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,988 USD per year.

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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 Nikiforou
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