Nikiš

Nikisch is a surname of Slavic origin (Nikiš, "little Nik(olaus)"). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Amélie Nikisch (née Heussner; 1862–1938), Belgian actress and composer
 * Artúr Nikisch (1855–1922), Hungarian conductor
 * Arthur Philipp Nikisch (1888–1968), German lawyer, son of Arthur (de)
 * Mitja Nikisch (1899–1936), German classical pianist, dance band leader, composer, son of Arthur
 * Roy (Abelardo) Nikisch (born 1951), Croatian-Argentine Radical Civic Union senator
 * Jan Jacek Nikisch (1910–1996), Polish advocate

Niekisch

 * Ernst Niekisch (1889–1967), prominent German exponent of National Bolshevism
 * Manfred Niekisch (born 1951), German biologist
 * Wieland Niekisch (born 1957), German politician