Nighbor Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Nighbor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nighbor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Canada541:682,32655,162
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nighbor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nighbor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nighbor has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighbor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nighbor is the 1,148,257th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Nighbor are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States it is most numerous in: Oklahoma, where 5 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Indiana, where 3 percent reside. Not including The United States Nighbor occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent reside.

Nighbor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nighbor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nighbor surname expanded 2,583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nighbor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nighbor last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nighbor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neighbor9344/
Nieghbor937/
Nigbor92392/
Neighbour882,393/
Neighbord883/
Nieghbour883/
Nieghboor881/
Neighboor881/
Neighboer880/
Neighbore880/
Neigbor866/
Nigbour861/
Nigboor860/
Neighbourz820/
Neighbur8044/
Neigbour8015/
Nighbart801/
Neighbar800/
Nigbur77682/
Negbor77136/
Nigbar7713/
Nigbór7712/
Njgbor771/
Nugbor771/
Neegbor7111/
Nyogbor712/
Neigbur710/
Neagbour6718/
Noygebor671/
Neugbuor671/

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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 Nighbor
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