Nighy Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Nighy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nighy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Nighy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nighy occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nighy is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Nighy is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Nighy reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is mostly found in: West Sussex, where 39 percent live, Greater London, where 27 percent live and East Sussex, where 16 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Nighy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nighy has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 408 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nighay915/
Nighiy911/
Nighjoy839/
Nigay801,958/
Nigha80221/
Nighi80138/
Nigey8091/
Niogy8057/
Nigeh8032/
Nigye8021/
Nighe809/
Nigoy802/
Nigyt801/
Ngigy801/
Naigay73223/
Niggeh7370/
Noigay7318/
Nigesh7314/
Nigaya7312/
Ngigih735/
Naighi735/
Ngigeh733/
Nigaiy732/
Hnigha732/
Nigish732/
Ngighe731/
Nighoj731/
Neigha731/
Nioghi731/
Nighaa731/
Nighai731/
Niegey731/
Nigieh731/
Nigihe731/
Nigiht731/
Nigoha731/
Niguha731/
Neigay731/
Nioguy731/
Nighio731/
Neigeh731/
Negehy731/
Naigha731/
Niga672,977/
Nigi67459/
Nige67208/
Nigisch6747/
Nighhiz678/
Gnighid674/
Nigeesh673/
Nyinghi673/
Nighait671/
Nigahai671/
Naicghi671/
Nygy671/
Nainghe671/
Naigaha671/
Neghaya671/
Nikgher671/
Nigcheh671/
Niguihe671/
Nhgy671/
Neughey670/

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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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  • 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 Nighy
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