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 last name Nighy is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighy? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England Nighy is most numerous in: West Sussex, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 27 percent reside and East Sussex, where 16 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Nighy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nighy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Nighy last name expanded 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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