Nigtingale Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nigtingale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigtingale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nigtingale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nigtingale is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigtingale? popularity and diffusion

Nigtingale is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Nigtingale is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nigtingale are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Nigtingale is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 75 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Nigtingale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nigtingale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nigtingale last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Nigtingale
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