Nigram Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nigram Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nigram (10) may also be a first name.

Nigram Last Name Facts

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

Nigram (Hindi: निग्रम, Oriya: ନିଗାମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigram? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Nigram live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nigram is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

Nigram is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Nigram is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Nigram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nigram has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nigram surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigraham860/
Nugram8313/
Nigran839/
Negram832/
Nigrom830/
Nigrand7711/
Nigroom773/
Nigrang771/
Nugraham715/
Negran67145/
Nigron67128/
Nygran6714/
Negrom679/
Nigrán671/
Negrean621,279/
Nigrone6242/
Neghran6213/
Neigron622/
Negrain621/
Negrang621/
Negreann5730/
Nygranne572/
Nigreine571/
Negromova531/
Negron5040,257/
Negrón501,009/
Negrão50553/
Négron506/
Negròn505/
Negreanová501/
Negreynova501/

Nigram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigram in the Hindi language
निग्रमnigrama-
Nigram in the Oriya language
ନିଗାମnigama-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nigram
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