Nikiforov Surname

8,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Nikiforov Surname User-submission:

Nikiforov is a patronymic form of the surname Nikifor, meaning 'victorious'.

Nikiforov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia60,5361:2,381227
Kazakhstan1,8191:9,7211,514
Belarus1,6381:5,800802
Bulgaria9061:7,703929
Uzbekistan3971:77,9076,432
Transnistria2341:2,029257
Estonia2301:5,747640
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Kyrgyzstan1211:49,3617,166
Turkmenistan1021:53,8151,031
Canada611:604,02649,778
Moldova591:60,3628,392
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
Finland291:189,54116,328
Azerbaijan201:482,4569,378
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
England151:3,714,537119,675
Armenia141:209,2995,614
Austria111:774,13064,097
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
China31:455,773,85521,925
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Nikiforov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nikiforov is a patronymic form of the surname Nikifor, meaning 'victorious'.

- Junie

Nikiforov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikiforov (Russian: Никифоров) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nikiforov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforov? popularity and diffusion

Nikiforov is the 8,547th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 109,401 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Nikiforov live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 60,536 people, or 1 in 2,381. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 6 percent are found, Chuvash Republic, where 5 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent are found. Other than Russia Nikiforov exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Nikiforov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (90%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nikiforov last name are 8.16% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Nikiforov earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.05% less than the national average, earning 217,855 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $47,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $46,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikiforov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikiforov in the Russian language
Никифоровnikiforov-

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