Neigh Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Neigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Neigh (15) may also be a first name.

Neigh Last Name Facts

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

Neigh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neigh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 780,352nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Neigh are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Neigh is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally, held by 15 people.

The last name Neigh is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Virginia, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.

Neigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Neigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neigh last name grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neigh surname are 34.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neigh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.26% less than the national average, earning $34,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $55,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neijgh9112/
Nigh892,852/
Neig8935/
Negh898/
Neigsch832/
Nijgh80301/
Ngigh80137/
Neigt8024/
Naigh808/
Ngegh805/
Negsh805/
Nyegh805/
Nigsh804/
Niegh802/
Neugh802/
Neigs801/
Neigg801/
Neegh801/
Niggh801/
Neagh801/
Nuigh800/
Nig75372/
Neg75330/
Hneikh7342/
Nyiagh7319/
Hőnigh7318/
Ngeegh7310/
Neagsh732/
Neicth731/
Gnesgh731/
Ngeagh731/
Neigue731/
Neegch731/
Nyiegh731/
Neizkh731/
Neag675,621/
Nigg672,931/
Naig672,587/
Nagh671,750/
Niog67888/
Nekh67828/
Neug67460/
Nikh67342/
Naeg67253/
Neyg67123/
Neik67101/
Nehk6784/
Nigs6735/
Noeg6732/
Nyeg6726/
Negt6723/
Nygh6721/
Nieg6715/
Ngig6715/
Ngeg6711/
Neic679/
Nexh676/
Negg675/
Noig675/
Nixh674/
Nigt674/
Nesg672/
Negx672/
Hnig672/
Hneg672/
Neeg672/
Negp672/
Neqh671/
Gneg671/
Neiq671/
Neqg671/
Nehx671/
Negq671/
Nueg671/
Nihc671/
Nihk671/
Nigc671/
Gnig671/
Nikg671/
Nheg671/
Nigz671/

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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 Neigh
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