Neigher Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Neigher Surname User-submission:

In Yiddish, it is the name of one of the two people who worked in a tailor shop. The person who cut the cloth was the schneider, and the person who sewed was the neigher.

Neigher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Neigher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Yiddish, it is the name of one of the two people who worked in a tailor shop. The person who cut the cloth was the schneider, and the person who sewed was the neigher.

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Neigher Last Name Facts

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

Neigher is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neigher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neigher is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Neigher occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Neigher reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 30 percent live, Connecticut, where 17 percent live and New Jersey, where 17 percent live. Aside from The United States Neigher occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Neigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neigher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Neigher surname increased 757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neigher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Neigher last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the political party.

Neigher earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 82.02% more than the national average, earning $78,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiger921,399/
Nigher928/
Negher926/
Neigert86143/
Gneiger8646/
Neagher866/
Ngegher866/
Nighere864/
Nyegher861/
Nikgher861/
Neinger860/
Niger832,239/
Neger831,263/
Ngeegher8011/
Nyiegher801/
Nigheert801/
Neienger800/
Nagher772,930/
Naeger771,050/
Nieger77171/
Neuger77146/
Negere7736/
Neigre7720/
Nigere7717/
Nigger7714/
Gneger7712/
Naiger779/
Negier779/
Neeger778/
Negert778/
Neguer778/
Noeger776/
Nigert776/
Ngeger775/
Neghre774/
Neyger773/
Neghir773/
Nesger772/
Neager772/
Negger772/
Noiger772/
Nueger771/
Ngiger771/
Hniger771/
Niguer771/
Nyieghere751/
Ngneiguer751/
Nighheart750/
Naugher71449/
Naigere71203/
Nougher7166/
Gnaiger7162/
Nangher714/
Nyiager714/
Neugier712/
Neugert712/
Hniguer711/
Naygher711/
Nagheer711/
Ngehger711/
Noinger711/
Neanger711/
Nuinger710/
Negre678,411/
Nager672,202/
Nigre67333/
Näger67252/
Negir6763/
Nigir6750/
Gneguere6724/
Negerova6711/
D'Niguer679/
Néger678/
Náger674/
Negerová674/
Nyger674/
Najegere673/
Nigerova673/
Nayigere672/
Noyinger671/
Gneiguir671/
Nayighir671/
Ngniguer671/

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