Neema Surname
Approximately 57,142 people bear this surname
Neema Surname User-submission:
Neema is a Swahili surname meaning 'grace'.
Neema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 47,715 | 1:1,548 | 146 |
| Kenya | 3,803 | 1:12,143 | 1,518 |
| Uganda | 2,316 | 1:16,856 | 2,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| India | 1,094 | 1:701,157 | 32,538 |
| Namibia | 390 | 1:6,178 | 1,203 |
| Tanzania | 206 | 1:256,998 | 20,669 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Mauritania | 36 | 1:113,746 | 6,801 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Maldives | 27 | 1:14,969 | 1,066 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Neema (656,213) may also be a first name.
Neema Surname Meaning
Neema Demographics
Average Neema Salary in
United States
$54,689 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Neema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neema (Bengali: নীমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ, Hindi: नीमा, Oriya: ନୀମା, Russian: Неема, Tibetan: ཉི་མ་) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Neema.
How Common Is The Last Name Neema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Neema is the 9,860th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 127,534 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Neema live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Neema is also the 1,491st most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 656,213 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 47,715 people, or 1 in 1,548. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Neema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Neema last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Neema earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning $54,689 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neema in the Bengali language | ||
| নীমা | nima | - |
| Neema in the Hindi language | ||
| नीमा | nima | 99.63 |
| निमा | nima | 0.21 |
| नईमा | na'ima | 0.12 |
| नेमा | nema | 0.04 |
| Neema in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཉི་མ་ | nyima | 66.67 |
| ཉི་མ། | nyima | 33.33 |
| Neema in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୀମା | nima | 50 |
| ନିମା | nima | 37.5 |
| ନିମ | nima | 12.5 |
| Neema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ | alnmh | 46.67 |
| ﻧﻌﻤﻪ | nmh | 28.89 |
| ﻧﻌﻢ | nm | 13.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ | alnmt | 11.11 |
| Neema in the Russian language | ||
| Неема | neema | - |
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