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Nikolov

Nikolov is a surname from Bulgarian. It is used in English and Portuguese.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nikolov comes from Bulgarian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Bulgarian Николов.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nikolov’s family of names

In English usage, Nikolov as a surname has a related form in NIKOLOFF. In Greek usage, Nikolov as a surname is a transliteration of Νικόλοβ. In Greek usage, Nikolov as a surname is a transliteration of Νικόλωβ.

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NikolovНиколовΝικόλωβΝικόλοβNikoloff

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Nikolov has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Bulgarian roots to each of them.

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Bulgarianwhere Nikolov comes from · 1 name

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 3

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Similar names

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Bulgarian

Nichiforov

Nichiforov is a surname from Bulgarian. It is used in Romanian.

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Bulgarian

Nicolschi

Nicolschi is a surname from Bulgarian. It is used in Romanian.

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Bulgarian

Nanov

Nanov is a surname from Bulgarian. It is used in Romanian.

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Bulgarian

Ivanov

“son of John”

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89% boys · 11% girls

Ancient Greek

Nichifor

“victory” · “-bearing”

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Russian

Kirilov

Kirilov is a surname from Bulgarian, ultimately from Russian.

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Bulgarian

Mikov

Mikov is a surname from Bulgarian.

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Bulgarian

Lazarov

Lazarov is a surname from Bulgarian. It is used in Romanian.

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