Nighton Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nighton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Nighton (50) may also be a first name.
Nighton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nighton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nighton occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nighton? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nighton is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nighton reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 50 people.
It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Nighton is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Nighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nighton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nighton surname declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Nighton
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