Nakeem Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nakeem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakeem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Nakeem (130) may also be a first name.

Nakeem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakeem (Hindi: नकीम, Marathi: नाकीम) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nakeem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakeem? popularity and diffusion

Nakeem is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Nakeem reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 814,623rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 130 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan Nakeem is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 38 percent are found, Punjab, where 25 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan Nakeem is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakheem927/
Nakem91352/
Nakeme8358/
Naqeem8331/
Nakeam838/
Nakaem837/
Naceem836/
Nakiem832/
Ngakem832/
Nikeem832/
Nakhem831/
Naikem831/
Nakeiam7711/
Naikhem776/
Nnaikem774/
Nakaiem774/
Nnaekem773/
Naikeme773/
Nakeham772/
Nayakem772/
Nakkaem772/
Nakejam771/
Naukeim770/
Nakim731,118/
Nacem7336/
Nekem735/
Nokem731/
Nayohkem711/
Ngokem6779/
Nakhym6755/
Nakkim6753/
Nachem6739/
Nakhim6727/
Nakime6727/
Nakoum6727/
Nnokem6712/
Naikim677/
Nnekem675/
Nekhem673/
Nokoem673/
Nakyom673/
Nakaim673/
Nookem673/
Noukem672/
Nokeme672/
Nakuim671/
Nyekem671/
Naceam671/
Naycem671/
Nekkem671/
Nikeam671/
Neukem671/
Naceim671/
Nagkim671/
Nazkim671/
Niekem670/
Neucem670/

Nakeem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakeem in the Hindi language
नकीमnakima-
Nakeem in the Marathi language
नाकीमnakima-

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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 Nakeem
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