Nigher Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nigher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nigher (471) may also be a first name.
Nigher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nigher (Marathi: िनघेर) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nigher is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Nigher live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 392,250th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 471 people.
The surname Nigher is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent are found and Telangana, where 33 percent are found. Excluding India it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neigher | 92 | 54 | / |
| Nighere | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nikgher | 92 | 1 | / |
| Niger | 91 | 2,239 | / |
| Nigheert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neiger | 83 | 1,399 | / |
| Nieger | 83 | 171 | / |
| Nigere | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nigger | 83 | 14 | / |
| Naiger | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nigert | 83 | 6 | / |
| Negher | 83 | 6 | / |
| Noiger | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hniger | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niguer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngiger | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nighheart | 80 | 0 | / |
| Naigere | 77 | 203 | / |
| Neigert | 77 | 143 | / |
| Gnaiger | 77 | 62 | / |
| Gneiger | 77 | 46 | / |
| Neagher | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngegher | 77 | 6 | / |
| Naygher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noinger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngehger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hniguer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neinger | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nuinger | 77 | 0 | / |
| Neger | 73 | 1,263 | / |
| Nigre | 73 | 333 | / |
| Näger | 73 | 252 | / |
| Nigir | 73 | 50 | / |
| Néger | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nyger | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngeegher | 71 | 11 | / |
| D'Niguer | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nigerova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngniguer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nigueire | 71 | 0 | / |
| Naigre | 67 | 161 | / |
| Neuger | 67 | 146 | / |
| Najger | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nayger | 67 | 53 | / |
| Negere | 67 | 36 | / |
| Neigre | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gneger | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naigir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Negier | 67 | 9 | / |
| Negert | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neguer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neeger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nujger | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngeger | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neghre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nigair | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neghir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neyger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neager | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nesger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Negger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngneiguer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigirt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nogginger | 67 | 0 | / |
Nigher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nigher in the Marathi language | ||
| िनघेर | inaghera | - |
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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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- 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 Nigher
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