Nigl Surname

234,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Nigl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria7401:11,5071,608
Germany7201:111,81313,769
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Nigl (112) may also be a first name.

Nigl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nigl (Hindi: निगल) occurs most in Austria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nigl.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nigl is the 234,133rd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Nigl live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 885,979th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 112 people.

The last name Nigl is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 11,507. In Austria it is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 59 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 24 percent are found and Vienna, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Austria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Nigl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nigl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nigl last name increased 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nigl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nigl last name are 41.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nigl earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigel893,144/
Niggl891,441/
Niegl89293/
Nigil8991/
Neigl896/
Nigll890/
Niggli801,717/
Niegel80992/
Neigel80441/
Niggel80413/
Nigiel8048/
Naigel8029/
Niguel8023/
Noigel8021/
Nigell8015/
Nighil804/
Niggil803/
Naigil802/
Nigill802/
Niglet801/
Neighl801/
Nigleh801/
Nägl7541/
Negl7527/
Nygl751/
Niegiel735/
Naigell731/
Naigele731/
Nighill731/
Niggell730/
Naiglet730/
Negel671,606/
Nägel67506/
Nugel6782/
Negil6732/
Nygel673/
Nygil672/
Neegl671/
Neagl670/

Nigl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigl in the Hindi language
निगलnigala-

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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 Nigl
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