Nanma Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Nanma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
India91:85,229,487684,495
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Nanma (450) may also be a first name.

Nanma Last Name Facts

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

Nanma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻧﻤﻪ, Hindi: नानमा, Marathi: ननमा, Russian: Нанма) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanma? popularity and diffusion

Nanma is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Nanma is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Nanma reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanma is also the 403,380th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 450 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 41 percent live, Kaduna, where 32 percent live and Gombe, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naanma9185/
Nanmma9131/
Nanmah9122/
Nanmai919/
Gnanma916/
Nnanma912/
Neanma912/
Nganma911/
N'Ganma8311/
Nnanmai8310/
Gnanmma834/
Naunmai832/
Nanmaja831/
Nasinma831/
Gnanmah831/
Nganmai831/
Naanmah831/
Namma804,047/
Nanme80169/
Nanmo8086/
Nonma8067/
Nanmi8065/
Nanmy803/
Nganmaya776/
Nonmai731,262/
Gnanmi73642/
Nganmo73537/
Nonmat73502/
Nammai73330/
Naumma73263/
Nanmou73137/
Nammat73121/
Nanmei7373/
Nnamma7362/
Gnonma7357/
Naamma7336/
Nammas7331/
Naanmi7330/
Nganmi7322/
Gnamma7317/
Gnanme739/
Nganme739/
Nonmas737/
Nammad734/
Neanme733/
Ngonma733/
Nanmie732/
Gnanmy732/
Nnanme732/
Naanme731/
Noonma731/
Nanmot731/
Nanmoh731/
Nammaj731/
Nammay731/
Nammma731/
Nanmuo731/
Gnanmo731/
Nanmij731/
Nannme731/
Neannemma711/
Nganmou67281/
Nasimma67183/
Gnanmou67148/
Hnonmai6717/
Naanmed6714/
Neammai677/
Noonmai676/
Nanmeer676/
Nammaah675/
Naunmee675/
Nahanmi675/
Nganmei672/
Gnanmmi672/
Nganmoi671/
Nainemi671/
Naammah671/
Nounmai671/
Naanmet671/
N'Nomma671/
N'Nonma671/
Nhanmod671/
Nammath671/
Gnanmey671/

Nanma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻧﻤﻪnanmh60
ﻧﺎﻧﻤﺔnanmt20
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻤﻪalnanmh20
Nanma in the Marathi language
ननमाnanama50
नानाजीnanaji16.67
नन्माnanma8.33
नान्मnanma8.33
नणnana8.33
नाँमाnamma8.33
Nanma in the Hindi language
नानमाnanama42.86
ननमाnanama38.1
नंमाnamma9.52
नन्माnanma9.52
Nanma in the Russian language
Нанмаnanma-

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