Kershima Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Kershima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 332 | 1:533,563 | 26,209 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kershima (127) may also be a first name.
Kershima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kershima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kershima is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kershima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kershima is the 830,559th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. Kershima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kershima live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 825,494th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 127 people.
Kershima is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 533,563. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 86 percent reside, Jigawa, where 11 percent reside and Kogi, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kersima | 93 | 10 | / |
| Karshima | 88 | 489 | / |
| Korshima | 88 | 334 | / |
| Kaarshima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karsima | 80 | 70 | / |
| Kirsima | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kersema | 80 | 10 | / |
| Karsimah | 75 | 178 | / |
| Kirsimaa | 75 | 54 | / |
| Korsimaa | 75 | 24 | / |
| Karshuma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kersemah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kersheme | 75 | 0 | / |
| Korsimo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Karsuma | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kerjime | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kerzuma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kercheimer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karsema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kersemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirsimäe | 63 | 166 | / |
| Carsimah | 63 | 10 | / |
| Karsumah | 63 | 8 | / |
| Korsumaa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kirsimägi | 59 | 62 | / |
| Kirsimets | 59 | 12 | / |
| Kharsumah | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kerchemer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kirchhimer | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kärsämä | 53 | 162 | / |
| Karsumo | 53 | 18 | / |
| Carzima | 53 | 8 | / |
| Corsimo | 53 | 6 | / |
| Corcima | 53 | 1 | / |
| Karzuma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kyrgemaa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Körgemaa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kershima
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