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Nikitin
Nikitin , or Nikitina (feminine; Никитина) is a common Russian surname that derives from the given name Nikita.
Nikitin Никитин. This surname originates from the men's name Nikita. There were two unrelated branches of Nikitins among the Doukhobors that originated from the Tambov- Penza region and the Don region of Russia. Among the Doukhobors, this surname occurred only in Russia. Note that Nikitin also occurred independently in the 19th century as an unofficial alternate surname for a Doukhobor family from Tiflis province, Russia whose official surname has not been identified. [Soundex Code N235]
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