Nigena Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Nigena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
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 held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nigena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigena? popularity and diffusion
Nigena is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nigena live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nigena is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name globally, held by 55 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Nigena is most prevalent in: Mubende District, where 61 percent live, Kibaale District, where 11 percent live and Kiboga District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Uganda it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeena | 92 | 5 | / |
| Niguena | 92 | 2 | / |
| Niegena | 92 | 1 | / |
| Niyegena | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nigina | 83 | 353 | / |
| Nijena | 83 | 65 | / |
| Nagena | 83 | 45 | / |
| Nigona | 83 | 40 | / |
| Nigana | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nigene | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nicena | 83 | 4 | / |
| Negena | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nugena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noisena | 77 | 808 | / |
| Nigaina | 77 | 75 | / |
| Niguina | 77 | 34 | / |
| Naigeni | 77 | 29 | / |
| Naisena | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nichena | 77 | 12 | / |
| Naigona | 77 | 9 | / |
| Naigana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Negesna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nijenna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Naigeno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nijeena | 77 | 2 | / |
| Niscena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Negenga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nizenai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niginay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nighina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niganna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngegina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niginga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nigenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngezina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngezena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neijena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Negenai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naigina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niguigna | 71 | 385 | / |
| Nitchena | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nichhena | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nichenna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naiginga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naingeny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najegena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niyejena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayigina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhingina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nesina | 67 | 630 | / |
| Negina | 67 | 430 | / |
| Nesyna | 67 | 419 | / |
| Nisina | 67 | 130 | / |
| Nizina | 67 | 86 | / |
| Nigine | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nesena | 67 | 53 | / |
| Necina | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nigano | 67 | 26 | / |
| Negona | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gneisenau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nezina | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nygana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nicina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nisenhaus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nugana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nichchena | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nijina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Negene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nigino | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nageno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nygeny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyzina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nígene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nezyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nugina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Negana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nygene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigenhuis | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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