Nigba Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nigba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nigba (37) may also be a first name.

Nigba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nigba is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigba? popularity and diffusion

Nigba is the 3,228,735th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Nigba occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Nigba reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 37 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 183,689. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 96 percent are found. Apart from Liberia Nigba is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigbea9134/
Naigba9131/
Niegba917/
Ngigba912/
Gnigba912/
Nuigba911/
Noigba911/
Nigbha911/
Naingba83194/
Ngigbea8327/
Naigbah8310/
Ngnigba834/
Naaigba833/
Nigbash831/
Nugba80570/
Negba80362/
Nigwa80279/
Nigbo80108/
Nigbe8061/
Nigua8010/
Nigva807/
Nygba803/
Nigbi801/
Neigbath771/
Ngegba737,151/
Ngigwa73222/
Gnigbe73204/
Naigua7364/
Niguas7354/
Neigbo7336/
Nigbei7335/
Neegba7332/
Nyogba7324/
Gnigbo7323/
Ngigbe7315/
Gnegba7315/
Naigbe7314/
Nugbah7313/
Nuigbo7311/
Naigwa7310/
Nigber737/
Niegbo737/
Negbah736/
Naigbo732/
Niegbe732/
Nygbah731/
Nigboo731/
Niguha731/
Niguai731/
Nhegba731/
Negbaa731/
Nigbep731/
Ngigbo731/
Nigwea731/
Nhigbo731/
Nyogbea6727/
Ngegbah6710/
Naigebe6710/
Neighbo679/
Ngegbai678/
Nhingwa677/
Neangba673/
Negbash672/
Naingbo671/
Neugbea671/
Ngnigua671/
Nygbeah671/
Neagbay671/
Neegbah671/
Naygbay671/
Naigber671/
Neygbai671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nigba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis