Nigau Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Nigau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Nigau (10) may also be a first name.
Nigau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nigau (Hindi: निगौ, Marathi: िनगउ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Nigau are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 83 percent reside, Morobe, where 13 percent reside and West Sepik, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Nigau exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nigau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nigau in the Marathi language | ||
| िनगउ | inaga'u | - |
| Nigau in the Hindi language | ||
| निगौ | nigau | 50 |
| निगाऊ | niga'u | 50 |
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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 Nigau
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