Nigam Surname

10,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nigam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India50,6661:15,1401,231
United States9371:386,82934,050
United Arab Emirates2031:45,1344,555
England1881:296,37322,665
Thailand1751:403,64870,850
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Nepal1061:268,6883,359
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Australia461:586,86342,409
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Israel231:372,07130,321
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Wales61:515,75523,171
Oman61:614,6626,082
Iceland51:76,0184,442
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Nigam (9,830) may also be a first name.

Nigam Last Name Facts

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

Nigam (Bengali: নিগম, Hindi: निगम, Marathi: िनगम, Oriya: ନିଗମ, Russian: Нигам) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,594th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 137,413 people. The last name Nigam occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nigam reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nigam is also the 61,950th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 9,830 people.

The last name Nigam is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 50,666 people, or 1 in 15,140. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 71 percent live, Delhi, where 9 percent live and Maharashtra, where 5 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Nigam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nigam last name are 5.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nigam earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning $60,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $52,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naigam9152/
Nigham9121/
Ngigam9117/
Nigamm9113/
Nigaam916/
Niggam914/
Nigame914/
Neigam912/
Nihgam911/
Naigham834/
Noingam834/
Nigamme831/
Nighame831/
Negam80221/
Nigan8064/
Nugam8014/
Nigom804/
Nigamova7747/
Naighame771/
Naigan73478/
Niogan73318/
Naygam73151/
Nighan73141/
Negham7345/
Nigane7344/
Naigom7314/
Neugam7312/
Niggan738/
Ngigan736/
Nigang735/
Neegam735/
Negaim734/
Gnigan732/
Nyogam731/
Noigom731/
Niganh731/
Nigain731/
Negame731/
Nuggam731/
Nigand731/
Nisgan731/
Nigome731/
Ngegam731/
Nehgam731/
Neigan730/
Nighassim711/
Nikghasem711/
Nighane6755/
Nisgand6722/
Naighan6717/
Gnigain6710/
Ngnigan673/
Naigang672/
Nigaing672/
Nighank671/
Noyngam671/
Niegann671/
Niganne671/
Nigasen671/
Nighant671/
Nhigane671/
Nishgan671/
Negatem671/
Ngnegam671/
Gnigang671/
Nigandt671/
Niogain671/
Nisgant671/
Naigome671/
Naigoum671/
Neingan671/

Nigam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigam in the Hindi language
निगमnigama98.57
नीगमnigama0.46
निगामnigama0.04
निगम़nigama0.02
निगमाnigama0.01
मिगमmigama0
तिगमtigama0
निजाnija0
पिगमpigama0
निगारnigara0
नीगामnigama0
गिगमgigama0
निगामाnigama0
Nigam in the Marathi language
िनगमinagama96.55
नीगमnigama1.25
िगमigama0.26
ीरामirama0.17
नेगमnegama0.09
नगमnagama0.09
Nigam in the Oriya language
ନିଗମnigama93.2
ନିଗମରnigamara2.77
ନିଗମ୍nigam1.76
ନୀଗମnigama1.01
ନିଗାମnigama0.25
ନିଗniga0.25
Nigam in the Bengali language
নিগমnigama88.89
নিজামnijama11.11
Nigam in the Russian language
Нигамnigam-

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