Nigye Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Nigye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nigye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nigye is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nigye is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nigye live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Ibanda District, where 59 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 24 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Nigye
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