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 occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nigus is the 30,756th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 419,838 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nigus are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 35,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 21,563 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 17,225 people, or 1 in 5,663. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Nigus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nigus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nigus last name increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nigus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nigus surname are 41.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.46% being registered with the political 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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