Nighy Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Nighy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
Nighy Demographics
Average Nighy Salary in
England
£26,736
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Nighy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nighy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nighy is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nighy.
How Common Is The Last Name Nighy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nighy is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Nighy reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England Nighy is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 39 percent live, Greater London, where 27 percent live and East Sussex, where 16 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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 number of people bearing the Nighy surname expanded 408 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nighay | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nighiy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nighjoy | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nigay | 80 | 1,958 | / |
| Nigha | 80 | 221 | / |
| Nighi | 80 | 138 | / |
| Nigey | 80 | 91 | / |
| Niogy | 80 | 57 | / |
| Nigeh | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nigye | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nighe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nigoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nigyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngigy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naigay | 73 | 223 | / |
| Niggeh | 73 | 70 | / |
| Noigay | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nigesh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nigaya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngigih | 73 | 5 | / |
| Naighi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngigeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nigaiy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hnigha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nigish | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngighe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nighoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neigha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nioghi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nighaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nighai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niegey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigiht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niguha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neigay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nioguy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nighio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neigeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Negehy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naigha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niga | 67 | 2,977 | / |
| Nigi | 67 | 459 | / |
| Nige | 67 | 208 | / |
| Nigisch | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nighhiz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gnighid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nigeesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyinghi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nighait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naicghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nygy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neghaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikgher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigcheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niguihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neughey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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