Nikolov

Nikolov (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Николов), feminine Nikolova, is a Macedonian and Bulgarian patronymic and family name, derived from the personal name Nikola and may refer to:

Bulgarian and Macedonian surname

Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), a boxer from Bulgaria
Andon Nikolov (born 1951), a Bulgarian weightlifter
Asen Nikolov (footballer) (Bulgarian: Асен Николов, nicknamed Bebeto (Бебето); (born 1976, Plovdiv), a Bulgarian footballer
Atanas Nikolov (Bulgarian: Атанас Николов; (born 1977), a Bulgarian footballer
Balázs Nikolov, a Hungarian footballer of Bulgarian descent
Boban Nikolov, a Macedonian footballer
Boris Nikolov (disambiguation page)
Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Димитър Благоев Николов; 1856–1924), a Bulgarian political leader
Elka Nikolova, a New York-based Bulgarian film director
Georgi Nikolov (Bulgarian: Георги Николов; (born 1983, Sofia), a Bulgarian footballer
Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Ѓорче Петров; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement
Hristo Nikolov-Choko (Bulgarian: Христо Николов-Чоко; born 1939, Varna), a Bulgarian football player
Ilia Nikolov (Bulgarian: Илия Николов; (born 1986), a Bulgarian footballer
Iliana Nikolova, a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s
Ivan Vedar (Bulgarian: Иван Ведър), born Danail Nikolov, often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria
Kiril Nikolov ("Disl", born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer
Kiril Nikolov (Bulgarian: Кирил Николов; (born 1976), a Bulgarian footballer
Lyudmil Nikolov (Bulgarian: Людмил Николов; (born 1984), a Bulgarian football player
Nikola Koev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Никола Коев Николов, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), a Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization
Marija Nikolova (Bulgarian: Марија Николова), a Macedonian musician
Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
Nikolay Nikolov (disambiguation page)
- Nikolay Nikolov (athlete) (born 1964), Bulgarian pole vaulter
- Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
- Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
Oka Nikolov (Macedonian: Ока Николов; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), a Macedonian-German football goalkeeper
Olivera Nikolova (born 1936), a distinguished Macedonian author
Plamen Nikolov (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов); several Bulgarian footballers
- Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)
- Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1961)
- Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1985)
Rumen Nikolov, a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid–1990s
Stoyanka Savova Nikolova, stage name: "Elena Nicolai" (1905–1993), a Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
Tane Nikolov (1873–1947), a Bulgarian revolutionary
Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball) (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов), a Bulgarian volleyball player

Patronymic

Blaga Nikolova Dimitrova (Bulgarian: Блага Димитрова; 1922–2003), a Bulgarian poet
Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov (Bulgarian: Димитър Якимов) (born August 12, 1941), Bulgarian footballer
Elena Nikolova Yoncheva (Bulgarian: Елена Николова Йончева), a Bulgarian freelance journalist
Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov (Bulgarian: Георги Николов Глушков. (born January 10, 1960, in Tryavna), a Bulgarian basketball player
Georgi "Goce (Gotse)" Nikolov Delchev (Delčev) (Bulgarian: Георги Николов Делчев: 1872–1903), an important revolutionary figure in then Ottoman ruled Macedonia and Thrace
Hadzhi Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (Bulgarian: "Хаджи" Димитър Николов Асенов; 1840–1868), one of the most prominent Bulgarian voivods and revolutionaries working for the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
Hristo Nikolov Lukov (Bulgarian: Христо Николов Луков; 1887–1943), a Bulgarian general
Hristo (Christo) Nikolov Makedonski (Bulgarian: Христо Николов Македонски; 1835–1916), a Bulgarian hajduk voivode and revolutionary from Macedonia.
Ivan Nikolov (Nicolá) Stranski (Bulgarian: Иван Николов Странски; 1897–1979), a Bulgarian physical chemist
Jordan Nikolov Orce (1916, Skopje –1942), a communist and partisan from Macedonia
Kliment Turnovski (born Vasil Nikolov Drumev (Bulgarian: Васил Николов Друмев); c. 1841 –1901), a leading Bulgarian clergyman and politician
Nikola Nikolov Stanchev (Bulgarian: Никола Николов Станчев. September 11, 1930 – July 12, 2009), a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
Petar Nikolov Petrov (Bulgarian: Петър Петров; born 17 February 1955, Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo), a Bulgarian sprinter
Stefan Nikolov Stambolov (Bulgarian: Стефан Николов Стамболов, 1854–1895), a Bulgarian statesman
Stoyan Nikolov Mihaylovski (Bulgarian: Стоян Николов Михайловски; 1856–1927), a Bulgarian writer
Vasil Nikolov Zlatarski (Bulgarian: Васил Николов Златарски), a Bulgarian historian-medievist, archaeologist, and epigraphist
Vladimir Nikolov Damgov (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов Дамгов; 1947–2006), a Bulgarian physicist, mathematician
Volen Nikolov Siderov (Bulgarian: Волен Николов Сидеров. (born 19 April 1956), a controversial Bulgarian politician