Nigo Surname

137,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1541:45,8775,176
Japan9351:136,7327,225
Uganda2581:151,31513,388
Mexico2351:528,1979,272
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Zimbabwe1171:131,95117,409
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Ivory Coast531:435,30614,482
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China31:455,773,85521,925
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Nigó (39), Nigô (1) & Ñígo (1) are calculated separately.

Nigo (500) may also be a first name.

Nigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﻜﻮ, Hindi: निगो, Oriya: ନିେଗା, Russian: Ниго) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Nigó, Nigô or Ñígo. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,661st most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,239,565 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Nigo live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 379,225th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 500 people.

The surname Nigo is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,154 people, or 1 in 45,877. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 53 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Nigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nigo last name rose 19,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nigo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nigo last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Nigo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 34.57% less than the national average, earning $14,853,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,832 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigó9239/
Nigô921/
Niego89896/
Nigos89667/
Nigot89470/
Nigou89285/
Naigo89168/
Nhigo89160/
Nigoa89125/
Niogo8926/
Nigoš8926/
Nigoz8922/
Neigo8921/
Nigoi8916/
Nigod8914/
Nigoo8913/
Nigoh8912/
Nikgo8912/
Ngigo8910/
Niggo8910/
Nigop897/
Gnigo893/
Nigho893/
Nigoy892/
Ñígo831/
Nighot804,683/
Gnigou80295/
Neingo80129/
Ngoigo80118/
Naingo8059/
Nhingo8038/
Nigout8027/
Nigosh8015/
Nigoux8014/
Neigoi8010/
Niggoi8010/
Nigoth808/
Nikgoo807/
Neigos807/
Noingo806/
Naigos804/
Gnigos804/
Niegou803/
Nighod802/
Niegho802/
Naigoj801/
Naigoo801/
Niegoa801/
Nighoj801/
Nigohe801/
Nnigot801/
Naiggo801/
Ngnigo801/
Ngaigo801/
Nigoha801/
Nigost801/
Niga752,977/
Nego751,719/
Nugo75374/
Nêgo755/
Nhgo753/
Nygo751/
Naingoo734,259/
Neigoot7318/
Nainggo7314/
Nighoud735/
Nickgoo733/
Noigood732/
Noigoot732/
Nigghot731/
Nighoth731/
Neingou731/
Naing'o731/
Nigat6714,059/
Naiga6714,039/
Negoi672,161/
Nhiga671,284/
Negou671,167/
Nigah67888/
Ngiga67793/
Nigga67316/
Nugoy67311/
Niega67242/
Nigha67221/
Naggingo67161/
Nugou67149/
Nigad67134/
Negoy67108/
Negot6796/
Nikga6779/
Negos6769/
Nyogo6757/
Nniga6755/
Neago6751/
Nigau6748/
Negho6738/
Nigas6732/
Negoa6730/
Neggo6719/
Nuiga6717/
Negoh6717/
Negod6711/
Neiga679/
Noiga677/
Nugoh676/
Nugho675/
Nigap675/
Negoț675/
Nuego674/
Nigaa673/
Ngego673/
Gniga673/
Neego673/
Gnego672/
Negop672/
Negoz672/
Nesgo671/
Nisga671/
Nnugo671/
Hniga671/
Nêggo671/
Noygo671/
Negoţ671/
N'Gnigou671/
Nhego671/
Nioga671/
Nygoo671/

Nigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻴﻜﻮnykw-
Nigo in the Oriya language
ନିେଗାniega-
Nigo in the Hindi language
निगोnigo80
नीगोnigo20
Nigo in the Russian language
Нигоnigo-

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