Nighe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nighe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nighe? popularity and diffusion
Nighe is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nighe is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Nighe are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Nighe is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found 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
Nighe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nighe in the Hindi language | ||
| निगहे | nigahe | - |
| Nighe in the Marathi language | ||
| िनघे | inaghe | 77.78 |
| नीघे | nighe | 22.22 |
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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
- 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 Nighe
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