Nanigan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nanigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin171:607,97736,930
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nanigan Last Name Facts

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

Nanigan is found most frequently in Benin. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanigan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Nanigan is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Nanigan live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 94 percent live and Littoral Department, where 6 percent live. Barring Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Nanigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nanigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nanigan surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nanigan Last Name Statistics demography

Nanigan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nannigan932/
Nanighan931/
Nanigam863/
Nanigone801/
Nagnigon801/
Nañgan7715/
Nanegong671/
Nounegang632/
Nenegon571/
Nounegong501/

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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
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  • 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 Nanigan
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