Nigal Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nigal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8481:904,55839,209
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nigal (224) may also be a first name.

Nigal Last Name Facts

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

Nigal (Hindi: निगल, Marathi: िनगळ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nigal is the 391,801st most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nigal live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nigal is also the 601,629th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 224 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 848 people, or 1 in 904,558. In India Nigal is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Haryana, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nigal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nigal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nigal last name expanded 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nigal Last Name Statistics demography

Nigal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigale91673/
Naigal91293/
Nigaul9132/
Nighal916/
Nigault8371/
Neighal8317/
Nicgale8313/
Nigalhe8310/
Naigall834/
Nigaule832/
Nigahal831/
Naighal831/
Nighale831/
Naigale831/
Nugal801,147/
Negal80814/
Nigol80191/
Négal801/
Nygal800/
Nigaille7731/
Neicgale771/
Nighol73154/
Nigoul73153/
Hnegal73122/
Nigole7350/
Negale7346/
Nughal7318/
Niggol7313/
Naigol7311/
Neghal738/
Nikgol737/
Neggal736/
Negall733/
Naygal732/
Nygald732/
Neegal731/
Niogol731/
Negaul731/
Nikgalova711/
Nighole6713/
Naigoll676/
Nigoule674/
Najjgal671/
Neghale671/
Neggale671/
Negalle671/

Nigal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigal in the Marathi language
िनगळinagala91.72
िनगलinagala5.23
िमलाimala0.31
नीगलnigala0.16
Nigal in the Hindi language
निगलnigala75
निगलाnigala18.75
निगालnigala6.25

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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 Nigal
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