Nigm Surname

105,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Nigm Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'star' in Arabic.

Nigm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,6851:34,2413,613
India1,4691:522,16826,039
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nigm (704) may also be a first name.

Nigm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'star' in Arabic.

- nagoom

Nigm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigm (Hindi: निगम) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nigm is the 105,352nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,639,862 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nigm live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 311,400th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 704 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,685 people, or 1 in 34,241. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naigm893/
Nihgm891/
Nigme891/
Neigm891/
Neigem801/
Negm7563,235/
Naigeme731/
Negme67126/
Negmm674/
Neugm671/
Neghm671/
Nehgme6057/
Neghme6021/
Negeem602/
Nugeem601/

Nigm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigm in the Hindi language
निगमnigama98.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nigm
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