Nigger Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Nigger Surname User-submission:
The meaning of this surname is a person of dark complexion. It is considered to be a racist term in several places around the world like the UK and US.
Nigger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Nigger (49) may also be a first name.
Nigger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of this surname is a person of dark complexion. It is considered to be a racist term in several places around the world like the UK and US.
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Where Does The Last Name Nigger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nigger is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nigger.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigger? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nigger live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nigger is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 49 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 90 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Liberia, where 7 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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