Nigis Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Nigis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nigis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Nigiş (35) are calculated separately.

Nigis (14) may also be a first name.

Nigis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigis occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Nigiş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Nigis are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 65 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 30 percent are found and Morobe, where 4 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigiş9335/
Nigist9152,801/
Naigis914/
Nigish912/
Nighis911/
Nigise911/
Nigi89459/
Nigisch8347/
Nigaise8340/
Nigitts831/
Nigiest831/
Niguise831/
Ngigi8026,486/
Niogi8013,025/
Nigai801,842/
Nigiz80642/
Nugis80466/
Naigi80245/
Nigui80142/
Nighi80138/
Nigit80123/
Neigi8053/
Nigić8037/
Niggi8025/
Negis8024/
Nisis8021/
Nigoi8016/
Nigie809/
Niges808/
Nicis805/
Nigic803/
Niegi803/
Nijis803/
Nidgi802/
Nizgi802/
Nigip801/
Gnigi801/
Nhigi801/
Noigi801/
Niegisch77264/
Nigitsch7751/
Niguisse773/
Nigest739,176/
Negist734,668/
Nigues73152/
Nigitz73137/
Naizgi7347/
Nuggis7333/
Noiges7327/
Naigai7325/
Nigges7324/
Nesgis7322/
Neiges7315/
Nigesh7314/
Ngigie7313/
Nieges7312/
Neigoi7310/
Nuingi7310/
Niggoi7310/
Negais737/
Niggie735/
Nhingi735/
Naighi735/
Ngigih735/
Negish734/
Naingi734/
Naigie733/
Naigui733/
Nughis732/
Nigaiy732/
Nigiec732/
Nigiee732/
Neghis732/
Niguid732/
Niguit732/
Niguiz732/
Najgis731/
Neingi731/
Niesis731/
Nighio731/
Nichis731/
Gnisis731/
Naiggi731/
Nugais731/
Nugies731/
Naizis731/
Niciss731/
Nisges731/
Nioghi731/
Nighai731/
Nighiy731/
Nigieh731/
Nigihe731/
Nigiht731/
Gnigui731/
Neigia731/
Naaigi730/
Neygis730/
Nigishova711/
Negi67163,700/
Nisi675,915/
Nijhuis675,652/
Niga672,977/
Niji67692/
Nise67529/
Nici67477/
Nizi67465/
Nige67208/
Nisy6755/
Nyguist6741/
Nainggi6721/
Naingie6711/
Ngaigai6710/
Nichois679/
Neguise678/
Nighhiz678/
Gnighid674/
Nigeesh673/
Nyinghi673/
Neitges673/
Négi672/
Naicghi671/
Naizhgi671/
Ngaigie671/
Nisoise671/
Niguese671/
Niguihe671/
Ngisgis671/
Nigahai671/
Nighait671/
Nhgi671/
Nichish670/
Nyguise670/
Nitchis670/

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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 Nigis
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