Nigussei Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nigussei Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Ge'ez origin, meaning 'my king'.

Nigussei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Nigussei (26) may also be a first name.

Nigussei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Ge'ez origin, meaning 'my king'.

- lgetnet

Nigussei Last Name Facts

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

Nigussei is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigussei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Nigussei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nigussei reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name globally, held by 26 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigusse9344,162/
Nigussi9318/
Nigussie88137,038/
Nigussee8816/
Negussei8816/
Nigussea882/
Niguusse881/
Nigussye881/
Nigussue881/
Nugussei881/
Nigoussi881/
Niguse8685,200/
Nigusi8654/
Niegussie822/
Nigaussie821/
Niogussea821/
Nigusie8044,929/
Negusse8010,690/
Nugusse802,123/
Nigussa801,291/
Nigusia8049/
Negusei8010/
Nigudse8010/
Negussi807/
Nigusit801/
Nigguse801/
Nigause801/
Nigousi801/
Negussie7560,007/
Negoussi75117/
Nugussie7523/
Nigissie759/
Negussey753/
Neggusse753/
Negussea751/
Negousse751/
Neguse7119,986/
Nuguse715,400/
Nigusa711,450/
Negusi7154/
Nugusi7115/
Nigose713/
Nyguse711/
Niguze711/
Nigise711/
Nigisi711/
Nigosi711/
Neighouse710/
Negusie679,192/
Niguchi67146/
Negossi67100/
Nugusie6729/
Nigosia6715/
Negussa6710/
Negusia679/
Negushe672/
Negutse672/
Nigoshi672/
Negusea672/
Niegose671/
Negusye671/
Neghuse671/
Nigisie671/
Nuguseu671/
Naigoussou671/
Negusee671/
Negushi671/
Nugussa671/
Negusae671/

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