Nashama Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Nashama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 105 | 1:371,803 | 23,930 |
| Namibia | 21 | 1:114,733 | 9,093 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nashama (112) may also be a first name.
Nashama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nashama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nashama (Bengali: নাশমা, Hindi: नषमा, Marathi: नशमा, Oriya: ନାଷମା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nashama? popularity and diffusion
Nashama is the 1,544,715th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nashama reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nashama is also the 885,979th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 112 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 371,803. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 77 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 7 percent are found and Mbale District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 16 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nashama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nashama in the Bengali language | ||
| নাশমা | nasama | - |
| Nashama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଷମା | nasama | - |
| Nashama in the Marathi language | ||
| नशमा | nasama | 75 |
| निशामा | nisama | 12.5 |
| िनझाम | inajhama | 12.5 |
| Nashama in the Hindi language | ||
| नषमा | nasama | 50 |
| नशामा | nasama | 50 |
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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 Nashama
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