Nikifov Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Nikifov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nikifov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Nikifov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikifov (Russian: Никифов) is found most in Azerbaijan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikifov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Nikifov are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Transcaucasia.

It is most widespread in Azerbaijan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,216,374. In Azerbaijan it is mostly concentrated in: Baku, where 100 percent live. Besides Azerbaijan Nikifov exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikifova935/
Nikifoov933/
Nikiffov931/
Nikifev861/
Nikifof861/
Nikifopova821/
Nichifof671/
Nykyffova631/
Necefov57808/
Näcäfov574/

Nikifov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikifov in the Russian language
Никифовnikifov-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nikifov
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