Nigate Surname

175,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nigate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
India171:45,121,493474,784
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nigate (2,316) may also be a first name.

Nigate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nigate (Marathi: िनगते) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,427th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,984,253 people. Nigate occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nigate live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Nigate is also the 154,703rd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,316 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Barring Ethiopia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nighate92142/
Nigatie929/
Naigate921/
Nigatea921/
Nigat9114,059/
Nighat833,860/
Negate832,106/
Nigata83257/
Nigote83240/
Nygate8371/
Nigaut8368/
Nugate836/
Nigaht831/
Naigat831/
Nigast831/
Nigati831/
Neingaite8054/
Naigatter800/
Nighote77764/
Nighati77374/
Nigahat77191/
Neigeat7724/
Negatie7716/
Nighete774/
Nigatoa774/
Nighaat773/
Nigaita772/
Nigethe772/
Nighatt772/
Neigite771/
Nigauta771/
Nighata771/
Noygate771/
Nighite771/
Nighgat771/
Neggate771/
Negathe771/
Naighat771/
Nigghat771/
Nighaht771/
Nighait771/
Nnigote771/
Nighath771/
Neugate771/
Neghate771/
Naigite771/
Negat732,952/
Nigot73470/
Nigad73134/
Noigette711/
Gnigotte711/
Nighot674,683/
Nigaud67132/
Niegot67108/
Neghat6747/
Negast6743/
Negati6733/
Nigout6727/
Negata6722/
Negete6715/
Nigota6712/
Nighad6711/
Negite6711/
Negaty678/
Nigoth678/
Nigeti673/
Nygatt671/
Nigost671/
Nigadh671/
Nnigot671/
Nehgat671/
Negatt670/

Nigate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigate in the Marathi language
िनगतेinagate50
िनगटेinagate50

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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 Nigate
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