Nigus Surname

30,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nigus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia17,2251:5,663897
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Nigus (21,563) may also be a first name.

Nigus Last Name Facts

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

Nigus is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,756th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 419,838 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nigus reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 35,754th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 21,563 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 17,225 people, or 1 in 5,663. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Nigus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nigus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nigus last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nigus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nigus last name are 41.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.46% registered with the party.

Nigus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $40,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niguse9185,200/
Naigus9135/
Niguss9125/
Neigus916/
Gnigus911/
Nigush911/
Nigu89181/
Nigusse8344,162/
Nigudse8310/
Neigaus838/
Niegous834/
Nighaus833/
Nigause831/
Nigauss831/
Nigguse831/
Negus806,650/
Nigut801,304/
Nigos80667/
Nigou80285/
Nugus80116/
Naigu8068/
Nigau8048/
Niguz8017/
Nigud8012/
Nygus8010/
Niguh804/
Nisgu803/
Ngigu802/
Négus801/
Niggu801/
Nighu801/
Niguusse771/
Neighaus770/
Neguse7319,986/
Niegos731,351/
Nighut73887/
Gnigou73295/
Nigaud73132/
Neagus7377/
Nigaut7368/
Neigut7364/
Nuingu7341/
Nigout7327/
Nigauz7317/
Nigosh7315/
Nigoux7314/
Nigueu7314/
Nigaux739/
Neigos737/
Nniegu734/
Nuguss734/
Naigos734/
Nugush733/
Niegou733/
Naingu733/
Negush732/
Ngighu732/
Gnigut732/
Niguth732/
Neguss732/
Nugusz731/
Niguha731/
Niguht731/
Nyguse731/
Naiguu731/
Nighuh731/
Neygus731/
Naiguz731/
Neugus730/
Neegus730/
Neighouse710/
Negusse6710,690/
Negu67397/
Nigault6771/
Niegosz6762/
Nigó6739/
Naigauz678/
Nighoud675/
Nígu674/
Neigauz673/
Negushe672/
Negutse672/
Nighuth672/
Gnigueu672/
Njgu672/
Neingou671/
Neugaus671/
Nighuht671/
Neighut671/
Neygaus671/
Neuhgus671/
Neghuse671/
Nigueue671/
Negusdj671/
Nygu671/
Nhgu671/

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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 Nigus
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