Nigs Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nigs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nigs (11) may also be a first name.

Nigs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigs occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigs? popularity and diffusion

Nigs is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Nigs live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nigs is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 44 percent live, Morobe, where 33 percent live and National Capital District, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Nigs is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigst892,775/
Niggs8911/
Nigsh894/
Ngigs891/
Nigse891/
Neigs891/
Nig86372/
Nigsch80565/
Niegsz801/
Gniggs801/
Niegsh801/
Nigg752,931/
Nigh752,852/
Naig752,587/
Niks751,036/
Niog75888/
Neig7535/
Ngig7515/
Nieg7515/
Nixs7512/
Noig755/
Nigt754/
Nugs753/
Hnig752/
Nhgs751/
Nigz751/
Nikg751/
Gnig751/
Nigc751/
Nygs751/
Niqs751/
Njgs751/
Niegsch73230/
Neigsch732/
Nicks677,115/
Nigue671,028/
Neigh67363/
Nijgh67301/
Ngigh67137/
Nikse67111/
Hőnig6764/
Niksz6755/
Niksh6732/
Neigt6724/
Naiks6722/
Niszk6717/
Negst6716/
Nijks6712/
Naigh678/
Nichs677/
Nihgt676/
Neggs676/
Naigt675/
Negsh675/
Nishk674/
Naigk673/
Niegh672/
Neiks672/
Negse671/
Hønig671/
Naisg671/
Naisk671/
Nishg671/
Ngeks671/
Niggh671/
Neigg671/
Nicse671/
Nugks671/
Niscs671/
Nishq671/
Nissc671/
Nigtt671/
Nieks671/
Nnaig671/
Ngnig671/
Nugss671/
Nuigh670/
Noics670/

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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 Nigs
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