Family name Ниг (Nigg 
, Ниг 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Ниг is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Liechtenstein, where it is a common surname, Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, and Austria, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Switzerland, the United States, and Austria. Very seldom, Ниг is the forename as well as the last name.