Niger Surname
Approximately 2,239 people bear this surname
Niger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Nigeria | 570 | 1:310,777 | 17,240 |
| France | 168 | 1:395,373 | 58,261 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Turkey | 89 | 1:874,398 | 41,553 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
Niger (9,857) may also be a first name.
Niger Demographics
Average Niger Salary in
Canada
$41,881 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Niger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niger (Arabic: نيجر, Georgian: ნიგერ, Russian: Нигер) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niger? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 188,791st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,254,822 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Niger live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Niger is also the 61,836th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 9,857 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,172 people, or 1 in 135,970. Outside of Bangladesh it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Niger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Niger has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Niger last name grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Niger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (63%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
Niger earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $41,881 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niger in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიგერ | niger | - |
| Niger in the Russian language | ||
| Нигер | niger | - |
| Niger in the Arabic language | ||
| نيجر | nyjr | - |
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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 Niger
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