Nigam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi निगम (nigam). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.

Proper noun

Nigam (plural Nigams)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nigam is the 35147^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 641 individuals. Nigam is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nigam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 670.

Anagrams

• gamin, migan, minga, Aming, Magin, gmina, magni-