Cognomen ניקוס (Nikos 
, Nicos , ניקוס 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The last name ניקוס is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Albania. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Greece, Philippines, and Poland. More prevalently, ניקוס is the forename as well as the last name.