Nighat Surname
Approximately 3,860 people bear this surname
Nighat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,465 | 1:51,557 | 2,096 |
| India | 233 | 1:3,292,126 | 95,646 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Algeria | 38 | 1:1,016,620 | 42,167 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Nighat (171,274) may also be a first name.
Nighat Demographics
Average Nighat Salary in
United States
$39,147 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nighat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nighat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nighat (Hindi: निगहत, Marathi: िनगहत, Oriya: ନିଘାତ) occurs most in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nighat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,115th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,887,965 people. Nighat is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nighat are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,132nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 171,274 people.
This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 3,465 people, or 1 in 51,557. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 43 percent reside, Sindh, where 36 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent reside. Beside Pakistan it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Nighat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nighat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nighat surname grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nighat Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Nighat earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.11% less than the national average, earning $32,239 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nighat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nighat in the Hindi language | ||
| निगहत | nigahata | 82.17 |
| निघत | nighata | 13.86 |
| निघट | nighata | 0.5 |
| नीगहत | nigahata | 0.5 |
| निघात | nighata | 0.45 |
| निगत | nigata | 0.41 |
| नीघत | nighata | 0.36 |
| निगहात | nigahata | 0.32 |
| निग्हत | nig'hata | 0.27 |
| निकहत | nikahata | 0.18 |
| निधत | nidhata | 0.14 |
| निगहट | nigahata | 0.09 |
| निगघ्त | nigaghta | 0.05 |
| निग्हात | nig'hata | 0.05 |
| निहगत | nihagata | 0.05 |
| निगहम | nigahama | 0.05 |
| निमहत | nimahata | 0.05 |
| नगहत | nagahata | 0.05 |
| निग़हत | nigahata | 0.05 |
| निग़त | nigata | 0.05 |
| निघ | nigha | 0.05 |
| Nighat in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଘାତ | nighata | 75 |
| ନିଘାତ୍ | nighat | 25 |
| Nighat in the Marathi language | ||
| िनगहत | inagahata | 63.06 |
| िनघत | inaghata | 21.62 |
| िनघात | inaghata | 3.6 |
| िनघट | inaghata | 2.7 |
| िनगत | inagata | 2.7 |
| मोिहत | moihata | 1.8 |
| नीगत | nigata | 0.9 |
| िनघाट | inaghata | 0.9 |
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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 Nighat
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