Nishiga Surname
786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan
Nishiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 359 | 1:356,112 | 12,108 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishinga | 93 | 22 | / |
| Nishigai | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nishigaya | 88 | 59 | / |
| Naishinga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Naisiga | 86 | 1,281 | / |
| Nichiga | 86 | 41 | / |
| Neisiga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nissiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nishiogi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Neshinga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nesiga | 77 | 142 | / |
| Nisega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nisuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nisigo | 77 | 0 | / |
| Neshigaud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nichega | 71 | 10 | / |
| Naisige | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nessiga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naisega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyosiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngisigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nesigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nessigha | 67 | 77 | / |
| Neshingo | 67 | 40 | / |
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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 Nishiga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis