Nabiga Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nabiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin721:143,55015,098
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Niger421:456,95312,306
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nabiga (199) may also be a first name.

Nabiga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nabiga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nabiga (Hindi: नबीगा, Russian: Набига) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nabiga is the 1,276,805th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nabiga live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nabiga is also the 642,605th most numerous first name on earth, held by 199 people.

The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 143,550. In Benin Nabiga is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 53 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 21 percent reside and Zou Department, where 15 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and Niger, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nabiga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nabiga in the Hindi language
नबीगाnabiga66.67
नाबिगाnabiga33.33
Nabiga in the Russian language
Набигаnabiga-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nabiga
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