Nishkov Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nishkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nishkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishkov (Russian: Нишков) occurs most in Bulgaria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nishkov is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Nishkov are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 697,890. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 40 percent live, Shumen Province, where 30 percent live and Pernik Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria Nishkov is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 35 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishkova9314/
Nitshkov931/
Niskov92109/
Nichkov86678/
Neshkov86554/
Niskova8692/
Nushkov8633/
Nuiskov8631/
Nitskov8610/
Nishkev861/
Nishcov861/
Nikov832,534/
Neshkova80654/
Nuiskova8010/
Nikova772,619/
Neikov77159/
Nizkov77105/
Niscov7768/
Ničkov7749/
Neskov7731/
Nyskov7729/
Noikov7726/
Nitkov7712/
Nickov7711/
Naikov7710/
Nuskov775/
Nikkov774/
Nikhov773/
Nnikov773/
Nikoov772/
Niskow771/
Nuikov771/
Niskob771/
Neikova71175/
Nychkov7141/
Nizkova7140/
Nechkov7135/
Nyskova7127/
Naikova7119/
Noikova7115/
Nuyskov7111/
Neskova7111/
Neshcov718/
Nikhova715/
Hnikova715/
Hnuskov714/
Netskov713/
Nickova713/
Hnoikov712/
Nuikova712/
Niskeev711/
Nitschkoff711/
Gnidkov711/
Niskaev711/
Noikkov711/
Nnikova711/
Nicov67233/
Nekov67196/
Nykov67143/
Neshkoff6719/
Nikow6717/
Nikovová679/
Nuyskova679/
Nikof673/
Nikkhova671/
Nikovova671/
Nichkoff671/
Neschkow671/
Nayskova671/
Hnoikova671/

Nishkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishkov in the Russian language
Нишковniskov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nishkov
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