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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fatsima.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatsima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 385,671st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,912,645 people. Fatsima occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fatsima live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,779th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 18,684 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 203,145. In Nigeria Fatsima is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 34 percent reside, Zamfara, where 26 percent reside and Yobe, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Fatsima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fatsima last name is predominantly 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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