Worldwide, Никос (Nikos 
, Nicos , Никос 
) is a common boy's first name. The forename Никос is habitual in Cyprus, where it is a common masculine name, Greece, and Albania, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Greece, Cyprus, and Germany. Much less frequently, Никос is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nikos, Nicos | Germany, Cyprus, United States, Poland, Greece |
| Никос | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Nykos | Mexico, Norway, United States |
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Никос is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Aegeus , the DC Comics character, Wonder Woman; Nikos , the theatrical character in the play Diamonds and Blues; Nikos Paganis , the theatrical character in the play "Karagkiozis"; Nikos Karlis , the theatrical character in the play "Horiste ti gynaika sas" and Nikos , the theatrical character in the play "The Victory", among other works.
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