Nigor Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nigor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Nigor (723) may also be a first name.

Nigor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigor (Georgian: ნიგორ, Hindi: निगोर, Marathi: िनगोर, Oriya: ନିେଗାର, Russian: Нигор) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nigor.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Nigor live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Nigor is also the 306,882nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 723 people.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Tajikistan, where 24 percent reside and India, where 22 percent reside.

Nigor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nigor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nigor surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nighor9161/
Nisgor9110/
Naigor917/
Nigore917/
Neigor915/
Nigour913/
Niegor911/
Hnigor911/
Neingor8342/
Nisgore8310/
Naigore835/
Nighore835/
Gnigore831/
Nighour831/
Nuigord830/
Neighor830/
Nigar8021,537/
Negor8072/
Nigur8012/
Nugor808/
Nygor802/
Gnigoure779/
Nigorova772/
Naigar73137/
Nigard73122/
Nighar73107/
Nigaar73105/
Neagor7374/
Nygord7362/
Niggar7340/
Nigare7338/
Nighur7315/
Nigaur7312/
Nyogor7311/
Nigure739/
Negour739/
Naigur738/
Neigar736/
Nikgar736/
Niegar734/
Nugoor734/
Negore731/
Ngegor731/
Nigurd731/
Nigart730/
Naingar67386/
Neigart6716/
Naigard6711/
Nighare6710/
Naigaur679/
Nigahar678/
Nighure675/
Nisgard672/
Nigghar671/
Niggard671/
Nighart671/
Nigurre671/
Nigutrh671/
Nishgar671/
Nighaar671/
Nigueur671/
Gnigare671/
Nigaard670/
Neigard670/
Nughour670/
Nygoord670/

Nigor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigor in the Georgian language
ნიგორnigor-
Nigor in the Hindi language
निगोरnigora-
Nigor in the Oriya language
ନିେଗାରniegara-
Nigor in the Marathi language
िनगोरinagora-
Nigor in the Russian language
Нигорnigor-

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