Nikiforov

Nikiforov (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