Nikoff Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Nikoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nikoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nikoff (Russian: Никофф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Nikoff are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 44 percent are found, Michigan, where 22 percent are found and Colorado, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Nikoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nikoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nikoff surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nikoff Last Name Statistics demography

Nikoff earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickoff9218/
Nikhoff921/
Neikoff921/
Nikof913/
Nichkoff861/
Nicoff835/
Nikoof831/
Naikof831/
Nukoff831/
Nickof830/
Nedkoff7725/
Noykoff7712/
Noicoff778/
Neicoff777/
Nyckoff771/
Nikov732,534/
Nikow7317/
Nicof739/
Nikaf735/
Nekof731/
Neshkoff7119/
Neekhoff711/
Gnedkoff711/
Nycckoff710/
Nikova672,619/
Neikov67159/
Nickaf67129/
Niskov67109/
Nizkov67105/
Nickow6768/
Noikov6726/
Nitkov6712/
Nickov6711/
Naikov6710/
Nikkov674/
Nikhov673/
Nnikov673/
Nikoov672/
Nuikov671/
Nikhaf671/
Nycoff671/
Nikosw671/
Nekouf671/
Nicofe671/
Niskow671/

Nikoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikoff in the Russian language
Никоффnikoff-

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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 Nikoff
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