Nighman Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nighman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nighman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Nighman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nighman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nighman is the 2,136,387th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Nighman live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 54 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Nighman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nighman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nighman last name increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nighman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nighman are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Nighman earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.41% more than the national average, earning $56,701 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neighman936/
Nigchman931/
Nigman9221/
Nigmann86147/
Nughman869/
Nigmand862/
Niggman860/
Niegmann809/
Niggmann803/
Gnigmane801/
Nugman77271/
Negman774/
Nigmon770/
Neighmond7527/
Neiggeman753/
Neiggmann752/
Hønigmann751/
Neiggemann7127/
Nigmond712/
Nygmanova63141/
Negmanova63100/
Nigmonova6316/
Negmonova502/

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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 Nighman
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