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

Nikifov (Russian: Никифов) has its highest incidence in Azerbaijan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikifov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nikifov is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Nikifov live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Transcaucasia.

The surname Nikifov is most widespread in Azerbaijan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,216,374. In Azerbaijan it is primarily concentrated in: Baku, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Azerbaijan it exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 40 percent reside.

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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