Nigena Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nigena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda801:487,99128,240
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nigena (55) may also be a first name.

Nigena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigena is most common in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigena? popularity and diffusion

Nigena is the 1,658,108th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nigena reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nigena is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 55 people.

The surname Nigena is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Nigena is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 61 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 11 percent are found and Kiboga District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigeena925/
Niguena922/
Niegena921/
Niyegena863/
Nigina83353/
Nijena8365/
Nagena8345/
Nigona8340/
Nigana8326/
Nigene834/
Nicena834/
Negena832/
Nugena831/
Noisena77808/
Nigaina7775/
Niguina7734/
Naigeni7729/
Naisena7725/
Nichena7712/
Naigona779/
Naigana774/
Negesna773/
Nijenna773/
Naigeno772/
Nijeena772/
Niscena771/
Negenga771/
Nizenai771/
Niginay771/
Nighina771/
Niganna771/
Ngegina771/
Niginga771/
Nigenyi771/
Ngezina771/
Ngezena771/
Neijena771/
Negenai771/
Naigina771/
Niguigna71385/
Nitchena7113/
Nichhena716/
Nichenna714/
Naiginga711/
Naingeny711/
Najegena711/
Niyejena711/
Nayigina711/
Nhingina711/
Nesina67630/
Negina67430/
Nesyna67419/
Nisina67130/
Nizina6786/
Nigine6767/
Nesena6753/
Necina6733/
Nigano6726/
Negona6721/
Gneisenau6715/
Nezina6710/
Nygana679/
Nicina678/
Nisenhaus677/
Nugana676/
Nichchena676/
Nijina674/
Negene673/
Nigino673/
Nageno673/
Nygeny671/
Nyzina671/
Nígene671/
Nezyna671/
Nugina671/
Negana671/
Nygene671/
Nigenhuis670/

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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
  • 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 Nigena
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