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

The last name Neigh is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 780,352nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Neigh live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name Neigh is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States Neigh is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent reside, Maryland, where 13 percent reside and Virginia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Liberia, where 2 percent reside.

Neigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.69% being registered with 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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