Niguri Surname

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

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Niguri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niguri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Niguri (23) may also be a first name.

Niguri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niguri occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niguri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niguri is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Niguri reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Niguri is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name in the world, held by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 56 percent are found and Gombe, where 44 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigauri92214/
Niegouri8624/
Nuguri83556/
Nigiri83166/
Neguri8341/
Nigori8310/
Nigure839/
Nigura835/
Negouri7711/
Nighure775/
Naigura771/
Nigurre771/
Nnigori771/
Nigures771/
Nigoura771/
Gnegouri7116/
Gnigoure719/
Negura673,216/
Negură67484/
Nigora67132/
Negure6749/
Nugiri6739/
Nugure6712/
Nigore677/
Negiri675/
Nigire671/
Nigorra62224/
Negurey6210/
Naigore625/
Nighore625/
Neugure624/
Neghori621/
Nhegure621/
Nhengure5789/
Gnegoury572/
Neghoure571/
Negora5027/
Negire508/
Negore501/
Negiry501/

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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 Niguri
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