Nanim Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nanim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1691:1,048,18243,882
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
India291:26,450,530346,896
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nanim (509) may also be a first name.

Nanim Last Name Facts

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

Nanim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻢ, Hindi: ननीम, Marathi: नाजीम, Oriya: ନାନିମ, Russian: Наним) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 864,701st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Nanim live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanim is also the 375,029th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 509 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 1,048,182. In Nigeria Nanim is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 60 percent reside, Edo, where 13 percent reside and Plateau, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nanime9113/
Nasnim912/
Nanhim912/
Nanaim912/
Nnanim911/
Nnainim8337/
Naunnim833/
Naumnim832/
Neamnim832/
Nattnim831/
Nanhime831/
Nganhim831/
Nanheim830/
Nanin80585/
Nanem80326/
Nanym8020/
Nonim8019/
Nenim803/
Naunheim77677/
Najnin739,430/
Naning731,219/
Nangin73764/
Nannem73173/
Namnin7396/
Noonim7374/
Nanina7364/
Nanion7362/
Nonnim7356/
Nagnin7344/
Nongim7335/
Nomnim7329/
Nonhim7328/
Nannin7327/
Naneme7325/
Naunin7325/
Gnanin7322/
Nainin7315/
Nainem7313/
Nangem7310/
Nnenim739/
Noinim738/
Nanhym738/
Nasnin737/
Nanint736/
Naneem736/
Nganin734/
Naanem733/
Nanyom732/
Nnanem732/
Naanin732/
Nonaim732/
Nasnem732/
Noynim732/
Nahnin731/
Naynin731/
Nonime731/
Nanien731/
Nanjmd731/
Naunym731/
Neinim731/
Noniem731/
Nanemn731/
Natnin731/
Nanning67322/
Naninck67100/
Nongnim6786/
Nnaneme6769/
Ngainin6758/
Nangnin6755/
Ngaynin6738/
Nooniem6717/
Najnina6714/
Gnagnin6713/
Nganhym6710/
Gnannin679/
Nahning678/
Noumnim678/
Nounnim676/
Nannina674/
Nauning674/
Naining673/
Nasneem673/
Gnaanem673/
Nganeam673/
Nahanin672/
Ngangem672/
Neamnin672/
Naninne672/
Nannetm671/
Nasnnin671/
Gnaneme671/
Nanienė671/
Nannion671/
Nangeem671/
Nainion671/
Nagning671/
Nauneem671/
Ngounim671/
Ngongim671/
Ngoniom671/
Nganina671/
Nganyom671/
Gnaning671/
Nagneme671/
Namning671/
Nanneam671/
Neaunin671/
Noomnim671/
Nganion671/
Hnoonim671/

Nanim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanim in the Oriya language
ନାନିମnanima-
Nanim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻢalnanm50
ﻧﺎﻧﻢnanm50
Nanim in the Marathi language
नाजीमnajima40
नानीमnanima20
ननीमnanima20
नािणमnainama20
Nanim in the Hindi language
ननीमnanima25
नानीमnanima25
नानिमnanima25
ननिमnanima12.5
नानीमाnanima12.5
Nanim in the Russian language
Нанимnanim-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanim
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