Nigu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

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

Nigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Estonia381:34,7846,408
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
China91:151,924,6187,954
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

The alternate forms: Nígu (4) are calculated separately.

Nigu (513) may also be a first name.

Nigu Last Name Facts

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

Nigu (Bengali: নিগু, Hindi: नीगू, Oriya: ନିଗୁ, Russian: Нигу) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms: Nígu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Nigu are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 43 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nigu is also the 373,244th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 513 people.

Nigu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Milne Bay, where 69 percent reside, Morobe, where 12 percent reside and East Sepik, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Nigu occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 21 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nígu924/
Nigus8917,358/
Nigut891,304/
Nigou89285/
Naigu8968/
Nigau8948/
Niguz8917/
Nigud8912/
Niguh894/
Nisgu893/
Ngigu892/
Nighu891/
Niggu891/
Nighut80887/
Gnigou80295/
Nigaud80132/
Nigaut8068/
Neigut8064/
Nuingu8041/
Naigus8035/
Nigout8027/
Niguss8025/
Nigauz8017/
Nigoux8014/
Nigueu8014/
Nigaux809/
Neigus806/
Nniegu804/
Naingu803/
Niegou803/
Gnigut802/
Ngighu802/
Niguth802/
Gnigus801/
Naiguz801/
Nighuh801/
Nigush801/
Niguha801/
Niguht801/
Naiguu801/
Nugu75438/
Negu75397/
Nigó7539/
Njgu752/
Nygu751/
Nhgu751/
Nigault7371/
Neigaus738/
Naigauz738/
Nighoud735/
Neigauz733/
Nighaus733/
Gnigueu732/
Nighuth732/
Nigueue731/
Neingou731/
Nighuht731/
Nigauss731/
Neighut731/
Neagu6755,760/
Negus676,650/
Negut672,483/
Negou671,167/
Nuggu67276/
Neguț67225/
Nugou67149/
Ngegu6749/
Negau6737/
Ngnigueu6730/
Nigoo6713/
Nughu676/
Nnegu674/
Nyogu674/
Nehgu673/
Nigút672/
Neguş672/
Nigoe671/
Neguș671/
Njngu671/
N'Gnigou671/
Neghu671/
Négus671/
Nugau671/
Neguh671/
Neighaus670/

Nigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigu in the Bengali language
নিগুnigu-
Nigu in the Oriya language
ନିଗୁnigu-
Nigu in the Hindi language
नीगूnigu50
निगुnigu50
Nigu in the Russian language
Нигуnigu-

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Footnotes

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