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 surname Niguri is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niguri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Niguri are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Niguri is also the 2,239,265th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 23 people.

The surname Niguri is most frequent 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 reside and Gombe, where 44 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside.

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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