Nygel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nygel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nygel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nygel (273) may also be a first name.

Nygel Last Name Facts

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

Nygel is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nygel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Nygel live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nygel is also the 537,992nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 273 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Nygel is most numerous in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naygel9139/
Nygell917/
Nyguel911/
Nygl891/
Nigel803,144/
Negel801,606/
Nägel80506/
Nyzel805/
Nygil802/
Niegel73992/
Neigel73441/
Niggel73413/
Gnegel73359/
Neguel73260/
Nyzell73100/
Nigiel7348/
Naigel7329/
Niguel7323/
Neugel7322/
Noigel7321/
Nigell7315/
Nychel7313/
Neagel737/
Neygil737/
Neysel736/
Nyzhel736/
Neggel732/
Noyzel731/
Neghel731/
Negiel731/
Negell730/
Nigl671,721/
Nägl6741/
Negl6727/
Nesl6723/
Nejl678/
Niegiel675/
Naykhel673/
Neagele673/
Nyjl672/
Neßl672/
Necl671/
Naigell671/
Naigele671/
Naytcel671/
Ngechel671/
Ngnegel671/
Niggell670/
Naysell670/

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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
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  • 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 Nygel
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