Surname Nigellus (Nigel 
, Negel 
, Niello 
) , around the world, is quite a common family name. The surname Nigellus is habitual in Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, Malaysia, and Zimbabwe. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Malaysia, and Spain. More prevalently, Nigellus is the forename as well as the last name.