Fatsima Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fatsima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatsima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8721:203,14512,142
Niger481:399,83411,128
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Fatsima (18,684) may also be a first name.

Fatsima Last Name Facts

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

Fatsima is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fatsima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatsima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fatsima is the 385,671st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,912,645 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fatsima reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,779th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 18,684 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 872 people, or 1 in 203,145. In Nigeria Fatsima is most common in: Jigawa, where 34 percent live, Zamfara, where 26 percent live and Yobe, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria Fatsima exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Fatsima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fastsima931/
Fatsimah931/
Fasima9258/
Fatshuima881/
Fashima86135/
Faasima8617/
Fatgima864/
Fascima861/
Fatsema861/
Fatsyma861/
Fasimah861/
Fatchima80480/
Phatsima80353/
Faashima8011/
Fathjima801/
Fasiujma801/
Fatsymas801/
Vasima77186/
Fasema7791/
Fasimo7716/
Facima7711/
Fazima778/
Faxima773/
Fosima771/
Faasema711,165/
Vaisima71244/
Vashima7152/
Fachima7121/
Faseema719/
Fazhima719/
Faseama714/
Vasimay714/
Vasimah714/
Fashema712/
Fazimah711/
Vasimha711/
Vasimaa711/
Phatsimo67513/
Photsima6794/
Phatsema6772/
Phatsime6739/
Phasimma6733/
Feitsema6717/
Vaitsime6711/
Vaashima677/
Vaishima677/
Foosaima674/
Faashema674/
Fassimou672/
Fatchema671/
Vasimaai671/
Faasemaa671/
Vetshima671/
Fasheimo671/
Fassemah671/
Vasimaah671/

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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 Fatsima
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