Nikonov Surname

18,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nikonov Surname User-submission:

Nikonov is a patronymic form of the surname Nikon, meaning 'to win'.

Nikonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia27,4951:5,242655
Belarus7171:13,2512,070
Kazakhstan6571:26,9143,767
Uzbekistan2071:149,4166,999
Israel931:92,01810,791
Kyrgyzstan771:77,56710,110
Estonia651:20,3353,530
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Lithuania431:70,57210,443
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Finland121:458,05828,977
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Georgia71:535,07818,425
England41:13,929,515290,718
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Nikonov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nikonov is a patronymic form of the surname Nikon, meaning 'to win'.

- Junie

Nikonov Last Name Facts

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

Nikonov (Georgian: ნიკონოვი, Russian: Никонов) occurs most in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikonov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,657th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 246,626 people. Nikonov is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Nikonov are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 27,495 people, or 1 in 5,242. In Russia Nikonov is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 7 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Aside from Russia Nikonov occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Nikonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nikonov surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nikonov surname are 8.34% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nikonov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $52,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikonova9336,987/
Nikonovs9359/
Nickonov9314/
Nikonovė931/
Nitkonov931/
Nikoonov931/
Nikhonov931/
Nickonova881/
Nikhonova881/
Nichkonov881/
Nykonov861,797/
Nikanov86883/
Nikonow8666/
Niconov8622/
Nikonof867/
Nikenov863/
Nekonov861/
Nukonov861/
Nykonova802,249/
Nikanova80700/
Nikonoff8067/
Nekhonov8046/
Niconova8044/
Nikonowa806/
Nikhanov805/
Nekonova805/
Nikanovs802/
Nikonaev801/
Nikanoev801/
Nikasnov801/
Nickonow801/
Niskanov801/
Nekhonova7540/
Nikhanova7524/
Naikhanov751/
Nukenov71282/
Niconof7139/
Nukanov7123/
Nykanov7120/
Nikanow7112/
Nekanov714/
Nikonów714/
Nekenov713/
Nikanof712/
Niconofs6767/
Nukhanov6741/
Niconoff6724/
Nykanova6721/
Nikkonab6715/
Nekhanov674/
Nicanova672/
Nekanova672/
Neykanov671/
Neconova671/

Nikonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikonov in the Georgian language
ნიკონოვიnikonovi-
Nikonov in the Russian language
Никоновnikonov-

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