Nikiforovs Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Nikiforovs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 622 | 1:3,296 | 424 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
The alternate forms: Ņikiforovs (9) are calculated separately.
Nikiforovs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikiforovs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nikiforovs occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Ņikiforovs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforovs? popularity and diffusion
Nikiforovs is the 509,669th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Nikiforovs live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 622 people, or 1 in 3,296. In Latvia Nikiforovs is primarily found in: Semigallia, where 46 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 36 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Latvia Nikiforovs is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ņikiforovs | 97 | 9 | / |
| Nikiforov | 95 | 66,613 | / |
| Nikiforova | 90 | 69,534 | / |
| Nikiforoov | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nikaiforova | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nekiforov | 84 | 976 | / |
| Nikiforow | 84 | 247 | / |
| Nikiforof | 84 | 85 | / |
| Nikifarov | 84 | 61 | / |
| Niciforov | 84 | 9 | / |
| Nekiforova | 80 | 455 | / |
| Nichiforov | 80 | 427 | / |
| Nikiforoff | 80 | 153 | / |
| Nikifarova | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nykiforova | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nikiforowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nikiforoof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nikifoorow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ņikiforova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nikiphorova | 76 | 7 | / |
| Nikiforooff | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nykyforov | 74 | 4,036 | / |
| Nekiforof | 74 | 14 | / |
| Nikiforów | 74 | 10 | / |
| Nikeforow | 74 | 9 | / |
| Nekyforov | 74 | 3 | / |
| Nikifarow | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nykyforova | 70 | 4,928 | / |
| Nechiforov | 70 | 4 | / |
| Nekiforoff | 70 | 4 | / |
| Nekyforova | 70 | 3 | / |
| Nikiphoroff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neckyfarow | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Nikiforovs
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