Nigaya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nigaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nigaya (30) may also be a first name.
Nigaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nigaya (Hindi: निगय, Marathi: िनगया) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Nigaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Nigaya are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most common given name globally, borne by 30 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent are found. Not including India Nigaya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nigaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nigaya in the Hindi language | ||
| निगय | nigaya | - |
| Nigaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िनगया | inagaya | 71.43 |
| िनगाया | inagaya | 28.57 |
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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 Nigaya
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