Nigg Surname
Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname
Nigg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,257 | 1:6,534 | 1,033 |
| United States | 729 | 1:497,200 | 41,845 |
| Austria | 345 | 1:24,682 | 3,877 |
| Liechtenstein | 235 | 1:163 | 31 |
| Germany | 146 | 1:551,407 | 45,588 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
Nigg (13) may also be a first name.
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Nigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nigg is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nigg click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigg? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,479th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,486,368 people. The last name Nigg is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Nigg live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
Nigg is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,257 people, or 1 in 6,534. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 26 percent live, Canton of St Gallen, where 20 percent live and Canton of Graubünden, where 13 percent live. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.
Nigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nigg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nigg surname increased 1,402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nigg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nigg surname are 24.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Nigg earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.42% more than the national average, earning $82,680 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niggs | 89 | 11 | / |
| Niggh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Neigg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nig | 86 | 372 | / |
| Gniggs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nigh | 75 | 2,852 | / |
| Naig | 75 | 2,587 | / |
| Niog | 75 | 888 | / |
| Neig | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nigs | 75 | 35 | / |
| Ngig | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nieg | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ngeg | 75 | 11 | / |
| Negg | 75 | 5 | / |
| Noig | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nigt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Njgg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hnig | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nigz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nikg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nigc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nygg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nigue | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Neigh | 67 | 363 | / |
| Nijgh | 67 | 301 | / |
| Ngigh | 67 | 137 | / |
| Hőnig | 67 | 64 | / |
| Neigt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Naigh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neggs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nihgt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngegh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naigt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nigsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naigk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niegh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hønig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neigs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naisg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neugg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nuigh | 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
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- 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 Nigg
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