Surname Nicephorus

Last name Nicephorus (Никифор , Νικηφόρος , Nicephorus ) , worldwide, is a rare cognomen. The family name Nicephorus is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Ukraine. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. More frequently, Nicephorus is the forename as well as the last name.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Nicephorus

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Никифор	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Russia
Νικηφόρος	Greece
Nicephorus	United Kingdom, Tanzania, Turkey

Last names said to be same

Nicefor, Niceforo, Nicéforo, Nicéphore, and Nikephoros

Notable namesakes

	hermann nicephorus German philosopher and playwright (1555-1625), DE (b. 1555)
	quintus plotius nicephorus ancient roman gem carver

Characteristic forenames

Chua, and Rugambwa