'''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:
==Surname== * Alexander Nikolov (boxer) (born 1940), boxer from Bulgaria * Andon Nikolov (born 1951), Bulgarian weightlifter * Asen Nikolov (footballer) ({{langx|bg|Асен Николов}}, nicknamed ''Bebeto (Бебето)''; (born 1976, Plovdiv), Bulgarian footballer * Atanas Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Атанас Николов}}; (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer * Balázs Nikolov, Hungarian footballer of Bulgarian descent * Boban Nikolov, Macedonian footballer * Boris Nikolov (disambiguation page) * Daniel Nikolov (born 1998), Bulgarian badminton player * Daniel Nikolov (footballer) (born 2005), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Димитър Благоев Николов}}; 1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader * Elka Nikolova, New York-based Bulgarian film director * Georgi Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов}}; (born 1983, Sofia), Bulgarian footballer * Georgi (Gjorče) Petrov Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Ѓорче Петров}}; 1864/5–1921), one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement * Hristo Nikolov-Choko ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов-Чоко}}; born 1939, Varna), Bulgarian football player * Ilia Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Илия Николов}}; (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer * Iliana Nikolova, Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s * Ivan Vedar ({{langx|bg|Иван Ведър}}), born ''Danail Nikolov'', often referred to as the founder of freemasonry in Bulgaria * Kiril Nikolov (''"Disl"'', born 1982), Bulgarian orienteer * Kiril Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Кирил Николов}}; (born 1976), Bulgarian footballer * Lyudmil Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Людмил Николов}}; (born 1984), Bulgarian football player * Nikola Koev Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Никола Коев Николов}}, known as "Mamin Kolyu"; 1880–1961), Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Revolutionary Organization * Marija Nikolova ({{langx|mk|Марија Николова}}), Macedonian musician * Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician * Natalia K. Nikolova, Bulgarian-Canadian microwave engineer * 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 ({{langx|mk|Ока Николов}}; born 1974, Erbach im Odenwald), Macedonian-German football goalkeeper * Olivera Nikolova (1936–2024), Macedonian author * Plamen Nikolov ({{langx|bg|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), Bulgarian mezzo-soprano * Tane Nikolov (1873–1947), Bulgarian revolutionary * Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball) ({{langx|bg|Владимир Николов}}), Bulgarian volleyball player
==Patronymic== * Blaga Nikolova Dimitrova ({{langx|bg|Блага Димитрова}}; 1922–2003), Bulgarian poet * Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov ({{langx|bg|Димитър Якимов}}) (born August 12, 1941), Bulgarian footballer * Elena Nikolova Yoncheva ({{langx|bg|Елена Николова Йончева}}), Bulgarian freelance journalist * Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов Глушков}}. (born January 10, 1960, in Tryavna), Bulgarian basketball player * Georgi "Goce (Gotse)" Nikolov Delchev (Delčev) ({{langx|bg|Георги Николов Делчев}}: 1872–1903), an important revolutionary figure in then Ottoman ruled Macedonia and Thrace * ''Hadzhi Dimitar'' Nikolov Asenov ({{langx|bg|"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 ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов Луков}}; 1887–1943), Bulgarian general * Hristo (Christo) Nikolov Makedonski ({{langx|bg|Христо Николов Македонски}}; 1835–1916), Bulgarian hajduk voivode and revolutionary from Macedonia. * Ivan Nikolov ''(Nicolá)'' Stranski ({{langx|bg|Иван Николов Странски}}; 1897–1979), Bulgarian physical chemist * Jordan Nikolov Orce (1916, Skopje –1942), communist and partisan from Macedonia * Kliment Turnovski (born ''Vasil Nikolov Drumev'' ({{langx|bg|Васил Николов Друмев}}); c. 1841 –1901), leading Bulgarian clergyman and politician * Nikola Nikolov Stanchev ({{langx|bg|Никола Николов Станчев}}. September 11, 1930 – July 12, 2009), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler * Petar Nikolov Petrov ({{langx|bg|Петър Петров}}; born 17 February 1955, Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo), Bulgarian sprinter * Stefan Nikolov Stambolov ({{langx|bg|Стефан Николов Стамболов}}, 1854–1895), Bulgarian statesman * Stoyan Nikolov Mihaylovski ({{langx|bg|Стоян Николов Михайловски}}; 1856–1927), Bulgarian writer * Vasil Nikolov Zlatarski ({{langx|bg|Васил Николов Златарски}}), Bulgarian historian-medievist, archaeologist, and epigraphist * Vladimir Nikolov Damgov ({{langx|bg|Владимир Николов Дамгов}}; 1947–2006), Bulgarian physicist, mathematician * Volen Nikolov Siderov ({{langx|bg|Волен Николов Сидеров}}. (born 19 April 1956), Bulgarian politician
==Other== * 12386 Nikolova (1994 UK5), a Main-belt Asteroid (died 1994)
== See also == * Nikolovski * Nikola
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