Nikitin (), or Nikitina (feminine; Никитина) is a common Russian surname that derives from the male given name Nikita and literally means Nikita's. It may refer to:
Artists, musicians, authors Basil Nikitin (1885–1960), Russian orientalist and diplomat Gury Nikitin (1620–1691), Russian icon painter Ivan Nikitich Nikitin (c. 1690–1742), Russian painter Ivan Savvich Nikitin (1824–1861), Russian poet Sergey Nikitin (musician), contemporary Russian composer, singer and bard Tatyana Nikitina, contemporary Russian singer and composer (wife of musician Sergey Nikitin) Victor Ivanovich Nikitin, Soviet soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble Yevgeny Nikitin (bass-baritone), bass-baritone Yuri Nikitin (author) (1939–2025), Russian sci-fi writer (b. 1950), Russian sculptor
Athletes Andriy Nikitin, Ukrainian football player and manager Larisa Nikitina, contemporary Russian heptathlete Vera Nikitina, contemporary Soviet hurdling athlete Yuri Nikitin (gymnast), Ukrainian trampolinist Boris Nikitin, Georgian swimmer Nikita Nikitin, Russian ice hockey player Sarah Nikitin, Brazilian Archer Diana Nikitina, Latvian Figure Skater
Scientists, engineers and architects Boris Nikitin (1906–1952), Soviet radiochemist Nikolai Nikitin (1907–1973), Soviet structural design and construction engineer Vasilii Vasilyevich Nikitin (1901–1955), Soviet aircraft engineer Tatiana Nikitina, linguist
Botanists There are at least five botanists with this surname, shown here followed by their standard author abbreviations : Sergei Alekseevich Nikitin (1898–?) S.A.Nikitin Sergei Nikolaevic Nikitin (1850–1909) Nikitin Vasilii Vasilevich Nikitin (1906–1988) V.V.Nikitin Vladimir Alekseevich Nikitin (1906–1974) V.A.Nikitin Vladimir V. Nikitin (fl. 1996) Vl.V.Nikitin
Others Afanasiy Nikitin (died 1472), a Russian explorer and merchant Alexander Nikitin, contemporary Russian environment activist and a dissident Navy officer , Russian artillery officer of the Napoleonic Wars Andrey Grigoryevich Nikitin (general) (1891–1957), Soviet general Anfal Nikitin (fl. 1360), Novgorod boyar and ushkuynik Basil Nikitin Soviet orientalist and diplomat Nikolay Aleksandrovich Nikitin (general), (1900–1984), Soviet general Vladilen Nikitin (1936–2021), Russian engineer and politician Vladimir Nikitin, multiple people Viktor Nikitin (1893–1933), Russian and Serbian pilot, killed in the first disaster of Yugoslav civil aviation