Nigama Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Nigama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Nigama (392) may also be a first name.

Nigama Last Name Facts

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

Nigama (Georgian: ნიგამა, Hindi: निगामा, Marathi: िनगामा, Oriya: ନିଗମା) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Nigama live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 436,979th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 392 people.

The surname Nigama is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Nigama is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent live, Bihar, where 17 percent live and Rajasthan, where 17 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Italy, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigamma928/
Naigama922/
Nigamas921/
Nigaima921/
Niggamma861/
Negama83157/
Nugama8322/
Nigame834/
Nigami834/
Nigema832/
Nigoma831/
Nigamo831/
Nikghamat801/
Naigoma77320/
Ngegama7723/
Nigamet7722/
Nighami7711/
Nigamou771/
Nigamme771/
Nighame771/
Naighame711/
Nekgamma711/
Negema67163/
Negami67141/
Negoma67121/
Negamy671/
Negamo671/
Nugema671/
Negame671/
Nigome671/
Ngegami62131/
Nigoumi6233/
Negamie626/
Naigemo621/
Naigome621/
Negamos621/
Nyogoma621/
Nugemah620/
Gnegouma571/
Nigoumie571/
Nayngoma571/
Nhengami571/
Negomo50162/
Negemo5020/
Negome502/
N'Nighoume501/

Nigama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigama in the Georgian language
ნიგამაnigama-
Nigama in the Oriya language
ନିଗମାnigama91.74
ନିଗମnigama5.79
ନିଗାମାnigama0.83
ନିଗମାନnigamana0.83
ନୀଗମାnigama0.83
Nigama in the Hindi language
निगामाnigama60
निगमाnigama40
Nigama in the Marathi language
िनगामाinagama60
िनगमाinagama20
नामलnamala20

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