Nikiforova Surname

8,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nikiforova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiforova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia62,7151:2,298214
Kazakhstan1,8631:9,4911,476
Belarus1,7171:5,534743
Bulgaria9211:7,578919
Latvia6581:3,116394
Uzbekistan4141:74,7086,411
Kyrgyzstan2231:26,7834,427
Lithuania1401:21,6763,930
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Transnistria1151:4,128721
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Moldova571:62,4808,624
Spain471:994,72437,216
Azerbaijan261:371,1207,891
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England171:3,277,533109,658
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Finland161:343,54424,270
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Armenia81:366,2727,804
France71:9,488,960336,266
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Nikiforová (2) & Ņikiforova (1) are calculated separately.

Nikiforova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nikiforova (Arabic: نيكيفوروفا, Russian: Никифорова) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also appear as a variant: Nikiforová or Ņikiforova. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,189th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 104,806 people. Nikiforova occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Nikiforova reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 62,715 people, or 1 in 2,298. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 6 percent reside, Chuvash Republic, where 5 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Nikiforova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (80%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Nikiforova surname are 19.68% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nikiforova earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.27% less than the national average, earning $33,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning $41,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikiforova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikiforova in the Russian language
Никифороваnikiforova-
Nikiforova in the Arabic language
نيكيفوروفاnykyfwrwfa-

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Footnotes

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