Nakigan Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Nakigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 69 | 1:211,295 | 1,454 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Nakigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakigan is held by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Nakigan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nakigan are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Nakigan is most numerous in Senegal, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 211,295. In Senegal Nakigan is mostly concentrated in: Kolda Region, where 35 percent live, Dakar Region, where 33 percent live and Ziguinchor Region, where 30 percent live. Not including Senegal this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nakigan
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