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) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,801st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nigal live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 601,629th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 224 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 904,558. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Haryana, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nigal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nigal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nigal last name rose 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Nigal
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