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.
Nigg Demographics
Average Nigg Salary in
United States
$46,473 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nigg is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 150,479th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,486,368 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
It is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,257 people, or 1 in 6,534. In Switzerland Nigg is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 26 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 20 percent reside and Canton of Graubünden, where 13 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 12 percent reside.
Nigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nigg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nigg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nigg last name are 24.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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