Nikov Surname

170,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nikov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,8121:3,851565
Russia3491:412,96039,650
North Macedonia1271:16,5472,390
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Serbia351:204,14112,371
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Croatia71:604,08640,820
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Moldova61:593,56136,655
France41:16,605,680368,153
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Nikov (39) may also be a first name.

Nikov Last Name Facts

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

Nikov (Russian: Ников) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,145th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,875,906 people. The surname Nikov occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Nikov are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 39 people.

The surname Nikov is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 1,812 people, or 1 in 3,851. In Bulgaria Nikov is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 16 percent reside, Varna Province, where 9 percent reside and Haskovo Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 5 percent reside.

Nikov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nikov surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nikov last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Nikov earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.85% less than the national average, earning $36,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nikova912,619/
Neikov91159/
Niskov91109/
Nizkov91105/
Nikoev9192/
Noikov9126/
Nitkov9112/
Nickov9111/
Naikov9110/
Nikkov914/
Nnikov913/
Nikhov913/
Nikoov912/
Nuikov911/
Nichkov83678/
Neikova83175/
Nuiskov8331/
Nigkoev8327/
Naikova8319/
Nishkov8317/
Noikova8315/
Nikhova835/
Hnikova835/
Nickova833/
Hnoikov832/
Nuikova832/
Nnikova831/
Noikkov831/
Gnidkov831/
Nicov80233/
Nekov80196/
Nykov80143/
Nukov8060/
Nikev8021/
Nikow8017/
Nikof803/
Nikovová779/
Nikovova771/
Nikkhova771/
Hnoikova771/
Nedkov732,047/
Neykov731,931/
Nikeev73818/
Nukhov73718/
Naykov73309/
Nekhov73241/
Nikaev73195/
Nejkov73169/
Nekova73156/
Noykov73134/
Nykova73134/
Neckov73114/
Niscov7368/
Nickow7368/
Nojkov7365/
Neicov7357/
Nicova7356/
Neskov7331/
Nyskov7329/
Nikoff7322/
Nuykov7318/
Nyzkov739/
Nişcov735/
Neukov734/
Najkov732/
Nikosw731/
Nezkov731/
Nekkov731/
Naikav731/
Naikof731/
Nekovs731/
Nikoof731/
Niskow731/
Niecov731/
Nickev731/
Nekouv731/
Nickof730/
Neykova672,068/
Neshkov67554/
Naykova67381/
Gnedkov67354/
Nikhaev67203/
Noykova6797/
Hnedkov6765/
Nejkova6751/
Nikkhav6747/
Nychkov6741/
Nechkov6735/
Nojkova6727/
Nuikhow6723/
Nekhova6720/
Nickoff6718/
Nuykova6717/
Nuyskov6711/
Najkova6711/
Hnydkov6710/
Nekkoev678/
Neicova678/
Hnykova675/
Gnetkov673/
Nekhoev673/
Neukhov672/
Nuekhov672/
Hnetkov672/
Gnoykov671/
Nikheev671/
Nishcov671/
Hnicova671/
Neikoff671/
Nikhoff671/
Nikkhob671/

Nikov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikov in the Russian language
Никовnikov-

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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 Nikov
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