Nigave Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nigave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3891:1,971,89067,959
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nigave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigave (Marathi: िनगवे) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigave? popularity and diffusion

Nigave is the 739,868th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. Nigave is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nigave live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 1,971,890. In India Nigave is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent are found and Karnataka, where 29 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naigave922/
Nhigave921/
Negave8312/
Nigabe833/
Nigavay777/
Naygave777/
Naigabe771/
Naigawe771/
Naygaave711/
Nigaba6771/
Nigawa6713/
Negabe6710/
Nigiwe6710/
Negeve679/
Negavi677/
Negove673/
Negive673/
Nigawd673/
Nigewe672/
Nigawi671/

Nigave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigave in the Marathi language
िनगवेinagave99.05
िनगावेinagave0.48

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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 Nigave
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