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 found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighman? popularity and diffusion

Nighman is the 2,136,387th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Nighman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Nighman live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 54 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Nighman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nighman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nighman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nighman last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the 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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