Nigis Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nigis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Nigiş (35) are calculated separately.
Nigis (14) may also be a first name.
Nigis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nigis is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Nigiş. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nigis.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nigis is the 3,543,123rd most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Nigis are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name on earth, borne by 14 people.
The surname Nigis is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 65 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 30 percent are found and Morobe, where 4 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nigis
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis