Henshima Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Henshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Henshima (11) may also be a first name.

Henshima Last Name Facts

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

Henshima is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Henshima? popularity and diffusion

Henshima is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Henshima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Henshima are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Henshima is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Henshima is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Henshima exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enshima931/
Honshima88720/
Genshima8872/
Ensima8623/
Hensema80153/
Anshima80120/
Enchima8045/
Ensimau8010/
Heinshimer780/
Hensheimer780/
Yonshima7522/
Anshimah757/
Chinsima754/
Hinchima753/
Ginshima751/
Heinsheimer7453/
Ansima71107/
Engima7126/
Ensema7124/
Ensimi7121/
Encima7115/
Heinsimer718/
Enzima715/
Chenchema711/
Enjima711/
Insima711/
Ensuma711/
Ensimo710/
Inchima671,281/
Jensema67290/
Encimas678/
Jensimi677/
Chenchemma677/
Yinsima676/
Ynchima675/
Hynsheimer674/
Gengima674/
Enssimi671/
Yonsima671/
Insaima671/
Hemsema671/
Anshuma671/
Hengema671/
Gensema670/

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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
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  • 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 Henshima
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