Nighe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nighe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nighe (Hindi: निगहे, Marathi: िनघे) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nighe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Nighe is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Nighe live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Nighe is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India Nighe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngighe911/
Nigihe911/
Nige89208/
Nainghe831/
Nikgher831/
Niguihe831/
Ngige8010,082/
Niger802,239/
Neige80730/
Nigge80310/
Niget80291/
Nigha80221/
Nighi80138/
Neghe80117/
Nigey8091/
Nighy8055/
Nigeh8032/
Naige8027/
Nigye8021/
Nisge8019/
Niege8012/
Nigie809/
Niges808/
Nioge804/
Niged803/
Nigea802/
Nigee802/
Nuige801/
Nhige801/
Gnige800/
Nigest739,176/
Neiger731,399/
Nneghe73303/
Niguet73157/
Nigues73152/
Niggeh7370/
Nainge7331/
Noiges7327/
Nigges7324/
Neiges7315/
Nigesh7314/
Nigger7314/
Ngigie7313/
Noinge7313/
Neinge7311/
Niguez7311/
Naiger739/
Nygheh739/
Nhinge738/
Nighay735/
Naighi735/
Ngigih735/
Ngigeh733/
Naigie733/
Niggea733/
Naigee732/
Hnigha732/
Nigiee732/
Nigish732/
Negheh732/
Noiger732/
Neiged731/
Neigeh731/
Nigetz731/
Nighio731/
Nighoj731/
Hniger731/
Naigha731/
Neghea731/
Neigha731/
Ngehge731/
N'Aige731/
Nisges731/
Nisget731/
Nioghi731/
Nighaa731/
Nighai731/
Niegey731/
Nighiy731/
Nigieh731/
Nigiht731/
Nigoha731/
Niguer731/
Niguha731/
Neghez731/
Naiget730/
Niga672,977/
Nege671,884/
Nigi67459/
Gnaiger6762/
Nigisch6747/
Gneiger6746/
Naingge6719/
Ngneghe6716/
Naingie6711/
N'Neghe679/
Nighhiz678/
Neagher676/
Neghest674/
Gnighid674/
Naingej674/
Nigeesh673/
Nyinghi673/
Nyge672/
Naicghi671/
Negehee671/
Naigaha671/
Naygher671/
Neguehe671/
Ngeghea671/
Ngaigie671/
Näge671/
Nège671/
Nigiest671/
Nigahai671/
Nighait671/
Hniguer671/
Niggett670/
Neughey670/

Nighe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nighe in the Hindi language
निगहेnigahe-
Nighe in the Marathi language
िनघेinaghe77.78
नीघेnighe22.22

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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
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  • 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 Nighe
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