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    The surname Nigam

    A Hindi surname, carried by 641 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N250

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nigam is more common than 78.3% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

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

    One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 641 people named Nigam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 481,662 Americans. That is up 71% since 2000, when the Census counted 375.

    #35,147
    rank among US surnames
    641
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +70.9%
    change since 2000 (was #52,077)

    Who is named Nigam

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Nigam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% as two or more races and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nigam come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi निगम (nigam). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.
    How common is the surname Nigam?
    641 people in the United States had the surname Nigam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 481,662 Americans. It ranked 35,147th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nigam?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nigam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.5% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Nigam getting more or less common?
    More common. 375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 641 in 2010, up 71%.