Nigeria Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nigeria Surname User-submission:

The Nigeria surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Nigeria'.

Nigeria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1691:151,5349,603
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nigeria (1,735) may also be a first name.

Nigeria Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nigeria surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Nigeria'.

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Nigeria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigeria is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigeria? popularity and diffusion

It is the 315,094th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,118,846 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nigeria reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nigeria is also the 184,185th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 1,735 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 151,534. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 45 percent are found, Delta, where 35 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Nigeria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nigeria surname is chiefly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Nigeria
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