Nigaba Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nigaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda571:684,90034,656
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Nigaba (10) may also be a first name.

Nigaba Last Name Facts

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

Nigaba is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigaba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Nigaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nigaba live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kisoro District, where 28 percent live, Kampala District, where 12 percent live and Luweero District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigabau921/
Neigaba921/
Naigaba921/
Ngigaba921/
Nigabah921/
Nigabad920/
Nigabo8323/
Nigawa8313/
Negaba8313/
Nigabe833/
Nugaba831/
Nigava831/
Nighabash806/
Nigavad7742/
Nigavay777/
Nigavat774/
Negabat772/
Naigoba772/
Naigawa771/
Naigabe771/
Neghabat7159/
Nigamppa717/
Neghabad711/
Negaubai711/
Neighabi711/
Nighavad711/
Negawa67622/
Nigave67390/
Nigova6715/
Negabe6710/
Negabo677/
Negoba676/
Negabi673/
Nigobi672/
Nugabo672/
Nigowa671/
Neinghabi671/
Negeba671/

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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 Nigaba
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