Nikisch is a surname of Slavic origin (Nikiš, "little Nik(olaus)"). Notable people with the surname include:
Amélie Nikisch (née Heussner; 1862–1938), Belgian actress and composer Artúr Nikisch (1855–1922), Hungarian conductor Arthur Philipp Nikisch (1888–1968), German lawyer, son of Arthur (de) Mitja Nikisch (1899–1936), German classical pianist, dance band leader, composer, son of Arthur Roy (Abelardo) Nikisch (born 1951), Croatian-Argentine Radical Civic Union senator Jan Jacek Nikisch (1910–1996), Polish advocate
Niekisch Ernst Niekisch (1889–1967), prominent German exponent of National Bolshevism Manfred Niekisch (1951–2024), German biologist (born 1957), German politician
See also Niki (disambiguation) Nikić Nikšić Nikisha (< Nikita) Nikishov Nikishin (e.g. Bogdan Nikishin) (ru) Nikiszowiec