Niger Surname

188,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Niger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Nigeria5701:310,77717,240
France1681:395,37358,261
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Turkey891:874,39841,553
Israel481:178,28417,874
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Niger (9,857) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiger911,399/
Nieger91171/
Nigere9117/
Nigger9114/
Naiger919/
Nigher918/
Nigert916/
Noiger912/
Ngiger911/
Hniger911/
Niguer911/
Nitger910/
Nidger910/
Nige89208/
Naigere83203/
Neigert83143/
Gnaiger8362/
Neigher8354/
Gneiger8346/
Nyiager834/
Nighere834/
Noinger831/
Nikgher831/
Neidger831/
Hniguer831/
Neinger830/
Nuinger830/
Ngige8010,082/
Nager802,202/
Nicer801,294/
Nizer801,291/
Neger801,263/
Neige80730/
Nigre80333/
Niser80316/
Nigge80310/
Niget80291/
Näger80252/
Nuger80135/
Nigey8091/
Nigir8050/
Nijer8047/
Nigeh8032/
Naige8027/
Nigye8021/
Nisge8019/
Niege8012/
Nighe809/
Nigie809/
Niges808/
Néger808/
Nioge804/
Nyger804/
Niged803/
Nidge802/
Nigea802/
Nigee802/
Nuige801/
Nhige801/
Gnige800/
D'Niguer779/
Nigerova773/
Nayigere772/
Nigheert771/
Ngniguer771/
Nigueire770/
Nigest739,176/
Neizer732,764/
Naizer731,725/
Nazier731,290/
Neiser73937/
Nijjer73873/
Naiser73468/
Nieser73415/
Nugier73345/
Naigre73161/
Niguet73157/
Nigues73152/
Neuger73146/
Nadger73115/
Niezer73111/
Nizzer7396/
Nijher7385/
Nagere7378/
Najger7376/
Nizier7373/
Niggeh7370/
Nouger7365/
Nagger7360/
Nayger7353/
Neitge7338/
Negere7336/
Nainge7331/
Noiges7327/
Nigges7324/
Nicher7322/
Naager7321/
Neigre7320/
Hnager7316/
Neiges7315/
Nigesh7314/
Ngigie7313/
Noinge7313/
Gneger7312/
Nezier7311/
Neinge7311/
Niguez7311/
Nedger7310/
Negier739/
Naigir739/
Nizere739/
Neguer738/
Neeger738/
Nhinge738/
Gnizer738/
Negert738/
Nikher736/
Niseer736/
Negher736/
Nujger736/
Niggie735/
Nezger735/
Ngeger735/
Nisere734/
Noiser734/
Neyger733/
Ngigeh733/
Nisier733/
Naigie733/
Niggea733/
Nesier733/
Nigair733/
Naigee732/
Neager732/
Nesger732/
Nigiee732/
Nihser732/
Negger732/
Neijer732/
Nierza732/
Neiged731/
Neigeh731/
Nigetz731/
Nueger731/
Nugger731/
Nugher731/
Gniser731/
Nasger731/
Nidžer731/
Nizeer731/
Nageyr731/
Ngighe731/
N'Aige731/
Nizher731/
Nizser731/
Nisges731/
Nisget731/
Niegey731/
Nigieh731/
Nigihe731/
Nigire731/
Nijzer731/
Niesyr731/
Nidjer731/
Nigirt731/
Nierze731/
Nauger730/
Nizert730/
Netger730/
Naiget730/
Nuiser730/
Ngneiguer711/
Nogginger710/
Nighheart710/
Nice6719,099/
Niga672,977/
Nege671,884/
Nougier67914/
Nayager67867/
Nise67529/
Nigi67459/
Noisier67411/
Nitcher67348/
Nousier67282/
Nije67275/
Gneiser67196/
Naaijer67162/
Nize67137/
Neizert6735/
Ngecher6735/
Nooijer6732/
Noizier6731/
Nouzier6720/
Naygert6719/
Naingge6719/
Nadgere6716/
Nizzere6715/
Naugere6713/
Naingie6711/
Najgier678/
Naisere678/
Nijjher677/
Neagher676/
Ngegher676/
Nidjere676/
Nougere675/
Naziere675/
Nausier674/
Nayigir674/
Hnagere674/
Naingej674/
Naicher673/
Nidgett673/
Neisert673/
Nigeesh673/
Neczger672/
Nedgere672/
Naizere672/
Neugert672/
Nyge672/
Hőnigerová672/
Neugier672/
Naggere672/
Neanger671/
Niguire671/
Nheiser671/
Nitgire671/
Niyogir671/
Niziere671/
Nnagere671/
Ngehger671/
Nainghe671/
Naugier671/
Naygher671/
Ngaigie671/
Niguihe671/
Niesier671/
Näge671/
Nège671/
Nigiest671/
Niseare671/
Nazzier671/
Naikher671/
Noisear671/
Noisert671/
Niggett670/
Neiseur670/
Neizeer670/

Niger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niger in the Georgian language
ნიგერniger-
Niger in the Russian language
Нигерniger-
Niger in the Arabic language
نيجرnyjr-

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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 Niger
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