Nig Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2521:127,5922,957
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Nig (300) may also be a first name.

Nig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nig (Hindi: निग, Oriya: ନିଗ, Russian: Ниг) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 766,190th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Nig is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Nig are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 508,767th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 300 people.

This surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 127,592. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Takhar, where 22 percent are found, Kabul, where 15 percent are found and Badakhshan, where 10 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Nig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nig last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nig earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.18% less than the national average, earning $30,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigg862,931/
Nigh862,852/
Naig862,587/
Niog86888/
Nigs8635/
Neig8635/
Ngig8615/
Nieg8615/
Noig865/
Nigt864/
Hnig862/
Nigc861/
Nigz861/
Nikg861/
Gnig861/
Nigue751,028/
Neigh75363/
Nijgh75301/
Ngigh75137/
Hőnig7564/
Neigt7524/
Niggs7511/
Naigh758/
Nihgt756/
Naigt755/
Nigsh754/
Naigk753/
Niegh752/
Ngnig751/
Nnaig751/
Nigtt751/
Hønig751/
Niggh751/
Naisg751/
Nishg751/
Neigs751/
Neigg751/
Nuigh750/
Nik67128,900/
Nix6742,577/
Nic672,783/
Neg67330/
Gnigue67155/
Nuigue6725/
Hőnigh6718/
Nigova6715/
Nyg6713/
Niq6713/
Naigue6712/
Neijgh6712/
Njg677/
Nhg676/
Nigová674/
Nijssg671/
Nigowa671/
Nahaig671/
Gniggs671/
Noigue671/
Neigue671/
Nitgue670/

Nig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nig in the Hindi language
निगniga63.64
निगमnigama36.36
Nig in the Oriya language
ନିଗniga60
ନୀଗ୍nig20
ନୀଗniga20
Nig in the Russian language
Нигnig-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nig
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