View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Nigh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nigh (Hindi: निगह) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Nigh is the 154,005^th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,555,241 people. The last name Nigh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Nigh live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828^th most widely held forename globally, held by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,407 people, or 1 in 150,585. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Nigh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nigh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nigh Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Nigh surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Nigh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,010 CAD per year.