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
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Neema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neema (Bengali: নীমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ, Hindi: नीमा, Oriya: ନୀମା, Russian: Неема, Tibetan: ཉི་མ་) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Neema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,860th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 127,534 people. The surname Neema is mostly 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 common forename worldwide, held by 656,213 people.
Neema is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 47,715 people, or 1 in 1,548. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Neema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Neema surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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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