Anshima Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Anshima (216) may also be a first name.

Anshima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anshima occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anshima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anshima is the 1,658,108th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Anshima occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Anshima live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anshima is also the 614,549th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 216 people.

The surname Anshima is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 96 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Anshima exists in one country. It also occurs in Japan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anshimah937/
Ganshima931/
Ansima92107/
Amshima8669/
Anchima866/
Ansimat863/
Anshimi861/
Enshima861/
Anshuma861/
Honshima80720/
Henshima8019/
Angima771,171/
Anzima77176/
Ansuma7730/
Ensima7723/
Anjima7714/
Ansimo772/
Ansema771/
Ansime771/
Achinsima751/
Ansheimer751/
Anzoima71171/
Anzimea7141/
Ansieme7127/
Anjimma7118/
Ensimau7110/
Hangima717/
Andjima715/
Anzimat715/
Anseimi713/
Amchima711/
Anseime711/
Gansime711/
Ainsimi711/
Ansuyma711/
Ansimoz711/
Anseimo711/
Aingimea6730/
Atingima6721/
Ainchime672/
Haunsimi671/
Aumsimma671/
Ounsimma671/
Asenzima671/
Angiumah671/
Hamshime671/
Angimath671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anshima
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