Surname Nikifor (Никифор 
, Nikifor 
, Νικηφόρος 
) , in all the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Nikifor is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, North Macedonia, where it is a rare surname, and Croatia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. More frequently, Nikifor is the forename as well as the last name.