Nigin Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nigin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan701:459,3316,045
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Nigin (2,602) may also be a first name.

Nigin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigin (Hindi: निगीन, Marathi: िनगीन, Oriya: ନିଗିଂ, Russian: Нигин) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,272,314th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Nigin live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nigin is also the 144,128th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 2,602 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 459,331. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 19 percent reside, Takhar, where 17 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 14 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Nigin Last Name Statistics demography

Nigin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niging914/
Niggin912/
Naigin911/
Nighin911/
Nigint911/
Nign8958/
Gniguin8383/
Nishgin831/
Negin802,158/
Nisin80554/
Nigen80385/
Nugin80137/
Nizin80124/
Nicin8046/
Nijin8027/
Nigim807/
Nighn804/
Gnign802/
Neign802/
Naign801/
Nigne801/
Nignt801/
Négin801/
Niginova771/
Gneiging771/
Neigingh770/
Noisin73234/
Nuisin73127/
Naisin73114/
Neugin73108/
Nyogin7395/
Neghin7384/
Noizin7370/
Neguin7367/
Nising7367/
Nichin7361/
Neging7338/
Naizin7322/
Nizien7318/
Nuigen7316/
Niguen736/
Nuggin735/
Niesin735/
Nizhin734/
Gnigne734/
Niggen734/
Nigent733/
Naigen733/
Niegen733/
Niguim732/
Naijin731/
Neggin731/
Nehgin731/
Nikhin731/
Neisin731/
Nekgin731/
Niezin731/
Nighen731/
Nugien731/
Nirzin731/
Nisgen731/
Gnaign731/
Gnisin731/
Noijin731/
Nijing731/
Nigeng731/
Nitgen730/
Niguingue711/
Noichin671,222/
Nitchin67566/
Nijzink67432/
Nijzing6794/
Niedzin6740/
Neichin6724/
Naising6711/
Nizhina679/
Negn679/
Niching679/
Nisn678/
Neijing677/
Nickgen676/
Nikhina675/
Nuichin675/
Nichine675/
Nichina673/
Naikhin673/
Nigehen673/
Nyogien673/
Nijn672/
Noijing672/
Nicn672/
Noising672/
Naihsin671/
Neizing671/
Nichain671/
Nichhin671/
Nichint671/
Nuijing671/
Naijing671/
Hnidzin671/
Neguing671/
Ngnigim671/
Ngighen671/
Nygn671/
Njgn671/
Nichien671/
Nissgen670/
Neising670/
Neigent670/

Nigin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigin in the Hindi language
निगीनnigina-
Nigin in the Oriya language
ନିଗିଂnigim-
Nigin in the Marathi language
िनगीनinagina66.67
नागीणnagina33.33
Nigin in the Russian language
Нигинnigin-

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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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  • 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 Nigin
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