Nigan Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Nigan (295) may also be a first name.
Nigan Demographics
Average Nigan Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nigan (Hindi: निगन, Marathi: िनगन, Oriya: ନିଗାନ, Russian: Ниган) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nigan is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Nigan are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 513,559th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 295 people.
The last name Nigan is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 861,300. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 83 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Benin it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Nigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nigan Last Name Statistics demography
Nigan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nigan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nigan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଗାନ | nigana | - |
| Nigan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनगन | inagana | 85.71 |
| िनगण | inagana | 14.29 |
| Nigan in the Hindi language | ||
| निगन | nigana | 62.5 |
| नीगां | nigam | 12.5 |
| नीगना | nigana | 12.5 |
| नीगन | nigana | 12.5 |
| Nigan in the Russian language | ||
| Ниган | nigan | - |
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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
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- 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 Nigan
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