Nikiforov

Nikiforov (Russian: Никифоров) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Nikiforova. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksey Nikiforov (born 1957), Lithuanian ice hockey player
• Evgeni Nikiforov (born 1993), Russian ice hockey forward
• Galin Nikiforov (born 1968), Bulgarian writer
• Maria Nikiforova (1885–1919), Ukrainian partisan leader
• Nikolay Nikiforov (born 1982), Russian politician
• Oleksandr Nikiforov (born 1967), Ukrainian football player
• Pyotr Nikiforov (1882–1974), Russian revolutionary
• Viktor Nikiforov (1931–1989), Soviet ice hockey player
• Vladislav Nikiforov (born 1989), Russian football player
• Vyacheslav Nikiforov (born 1966), Russian football player
• Yevgeny Nikiforov (born 1970), Russian General
• Yuriy Nikiforov (born 1970), Ukrainian-Russian football coach and a former player