Nighit Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nighit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nighit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nighit (17) may also be a first name.

Nighit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nighit is most common in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nighit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighit? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nighit live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nighit is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name globally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Nighit is mostly found in: Bundibugyo District, where 33 percent reside, Kisoro District, where 33 percent reside and Namayingo District, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nighait921/
Nighite921/
Nigit91123/
Nigist8352,801/
Nighet835/
Neghit832/
Niguit832/
Ngigit831/
Nigith831/
Nigiht831/
Nigiste777,084/
Gnighid774/
Nighete774/
Naigite771/
Nigiest771/
Neigite771/
Niget73291/
Negit7316/
Nigyt731/
Gniguite711/
Noigiste711/
Nigest679,176/
Niguet67157/
Negite6711/
Nyogit672/
Niguid672/
Neguit672/
Nigeth671/
Nisget671/
Nigetz671/
Naiget670/
Nieget670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nighit
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