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
Nigis is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nigiş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Nigis occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Nigis reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Nigis is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 65 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 30 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Nigis
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