Niggemeyer Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niggemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niggemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7351:109,53113,512
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Niggemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niggemeyer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niggemeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 379,617th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,752,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Niggemeyer are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 109,531. In Germany Niggemeyer is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Uruguay, where 1 percent reside.

Niggemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Niggemeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Niggemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niggemeyer surname are 4.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Niggemeyer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $42,893 USD per year.

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