Nikiforovy Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nikiforovy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikiforovy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia411:3,515,196179,721

Nikiforovy Last Name Facts

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

Nikiforovy (Russian: Никифоровы) occurs most in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nikiforovy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikiforovy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nikiforovy is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Nikiforovy is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Nikiforovy are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 3,515,196. In Russia it is most numerous in: Sakha Republic, where 27 percent are found, Chuvash Republic, where 10 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found.

Nikiforovy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Nikiforovy are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikiforovy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikiforovy in the Russian language
Никифоровыnikiforovy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nikiforovy
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