Niger Forename
61,836th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 9,857 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh
Niger Forename Definition:
Ny'-jer, black, dark. The surname of Simeon, one of the teachers in the church of Antioch. Acts xiii. 1.
Niger Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 100% | 7,423 | 1:21,482 | 2,396 |
| Turkey | 100% | 363 | 1:214,330 | 4,616 |
| Nigeria | 90% | 309 | 1:574,642 | 17,289 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 297 | 1:101,690 | 4,604 |
| Peru | 100% | 185 | 1:171,846 | 4,824 |
| Mexico | 96% | 153 | 1:811,401 | 7,273 |
| Brazil | 100% | 140 | 1:1,530,258 | 35,188 |
| United States | 69% | 128 | 1:2,832,320 | 42,201 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 110 | 1:671,160 | 22,021 |
| Russia | 94% | 81 | 1:1,780,663 | 12,500 |
| Bulgaria | 95% | 75 | 1:93,205 | 3,427 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 65 | 1:92,590 | 3,344 |
| Indonesia | - | 64 | 1:4,030,682 | 170,140 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 59 | 1:80,813 | 2,868 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 55 | 1:292,881 | 3,532 |
| Colombia | 100% | 53 | 1:901,489 | 10,780 |
| Chile | 96% | 29 | 1:607,145 | 6,805 |
| Philippines | 100% | 21 | 1:5,048,070 | 87,079 |
| Israel | 95% | 20 | 1:420,146 | 9,028 |
| Georgia | 100% | 20 | 1:186,923 | 5,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69% | 16 | 1:509,520 | 38,497 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 15 | 1:398,218 | 13,816 |
| England | 72% | 14 | 1:3,971,637 | 39,412 |
| India | 96% | 14 | 1:86,776,998 | 1,237,414 |
| Tanzania | 83% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| South Africa | 86% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 6 | 1:32,000 | 2,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Bolivia | - | 6 | 1:1,766,901 | 4,084 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Uganda | 80% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,928,589 | 20,785 |
| Thailand | 67% | 5 | 1:14,013,163 | 173,193 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Canada | - | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Moldova | - | 4 | 1:890,285 | 4,314 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Belarus | 50% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Sweden | 50% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Italy | 73% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
The alternate forms: Níger (3) are calculated separately.
Niger (2,239) may also be a surname.
Niger Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ny'-jer, black, dark. The surname of Simeon, one of the teachers in the church of Antioch. Acts xiii. 1.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: black (probably Latin).
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Niger Forename Popularity
Niger Demographics
Niger Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 14 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Niger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niger in the Russian language | ||
| Нигер | niger | - |
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niger