Nigen Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Nigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2851:233,06236,126
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Israel91:950,84857,975
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Nigen (281) may also be a first name.

Nigen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigen (Bengali: নিগেন, Russian: Ниген) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. Nigen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Nigen are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 528,876th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 281 people.

Nigen is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 233,062. In France Nigen is most numerous in: Brittany, where 57 percent live, Île-de-France, where 26 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent live. Outside of France this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Nigen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nigen are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Nigen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $54,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuigen9116/
Niguen916/
Niggen914/
Nigent913/
Naigen913/
Niegen913/
Nighen911/
Nisgen911/
Nigeng911/
Nitgen910/
Nign8958/
Nickgen836/
Nigehen833/
Ngighen831/
Nissgen830/
Neigent830/
Nugen80543/
Nisen80513/
Negen80323/
Nigin80180/
Nijen80121/
Nizen80118/
Nygen8042/
Nigem8033/
Nicen8021/
Nighn804/
Gnign802/
Neign802/
Naign801/
Nigne801/
Nignt801/
Niesen734,051/
Neisen731,351/
Niezen73880/
Nijsen73795/
Nezien73761/
Niseng73673/
Nijean73523/
Negend73459/
Nuijen73417/
Niesyn73210/
Noijen73196/
Nyguen73119/
Nuygen73110/
Nihsen73103/
Nyogen7368/
Neizen7351/
Naisen7350/
Nichen7342/
Noisen7332/
Nesgen7332/
Negenc7321/
Neggen7319/
Neguen7319/
Nizien7318/
Naijen7313/
Negent7311/
Neagen7310/
Negeng739/
Nexgen737/
Neugen736/
Niesin735/
Gnigne734/
Niging734/
Nisenn734/
Naizen734/
Netgen734/
Nuggen733/
Nijeng733/
Niggin732/
Niseen732/
Naigin731/
Nyghen731/
Nedgen731/
Naygen731/
Niezin731/
Niggem731/
Nugien731/
Gnaign731/
Neegen731/
Neigem731/
Ngegen731/
Nitjen731/
Nizeen731/
Nighin731/
Nigint731/
Nígene731/
Ñiguen731/
Nisjen730/
Nooijen671,138/
Niehsen67228/
Neijzen67146/
Naaijen6793/
Gniguin6783/
Neijsen6757/
Nuiseng6757/
Neisent6751/
Nitchen6748/
Niedzin6740/
Nettgen6725/
Noijeen6713/
Noisaen6712/
Nicheng6710/
Negn679/
Nisn678/
Niechen676/
Neagent674/
Naichen674/
Nyogien673/
Nijn672/
Neihsen672/
Nicn672/
Naizhen671/
Neichen671/
Nicheun671/
Nishgin671/
Nejn671/
Nesn671/
Noijsen671/
Naiguem671/
Nidjeng671/
Nyozien671/
Nichene671/
Naizeng671/
Naisaen671/
Nygn671/
Necn671/
Nuijeen671/
Noichen671/
Noijean671/
Njgn671/
Nichien671/
Hnugoen671/
Nichenn670/
Nichent670/

Nigen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigen in the Bengali language
নিগেনnigena-
Nigen in the Russian language
Нигенnigen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nigen
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