Last name Nikephoros (Никифор 
, Νικηφόρος 
, Nikephoros 
) , around the world, is a rare family name. The surname Nikephoros is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Ukraine. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. More frequently, Nikephoros is the forename as well as the last name.