Nehma Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nehma Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Arabic word, meaning 'blessing' or 'grace'.

Nehma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nehma (187) may also be a first name.

Nehma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Arabic word, meaning 'blessing' or 'grace'.

- nehme1499

Nehma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nehma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪ, Hindi: नेहमा) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehma? popularity and diffusion

Nehma is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Nehma are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 665,130th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 187 people.

The surname Nehma is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia Nehma is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 97 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Liberia Nehma exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.

Nehma Last Name Statistics demography

Nehma earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $46,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehmah9165/
Nehmay912/
Neihma911/
Nema8914,558/
Neahmad831/
Ngehmai831/
Neema8057,142/
Ngema8048,745/
Neima8015,387/
Nemat8010,974/
Nhama809,871/
Niema803,884/
Nhema803,322/
Naema802,609/
Nesma801,509/
Neama801,461/
Nemah80793/
Nemas80447/
Nemad80368/
Nejma80367/
Nemai80244/
Gnema80188/
Nemha80162/
Nemma8097/
Nihma8060/
Noema8052/
Neuma8052/
Nnema8044/
Nemaz8026/
Nemea8019/
Nemaj8016/
Nahma8015/
Nemga8014/
Neyma809/
Nemay808/
Nemaa807/
Nemau807/
Nhoma807/
Nehmo806/
Netma805/
Nohma805/
Nemoa805/
Nhima801/
Hnema801/
Nahama73509/
Naemah73132/
Nemoha73129/
Ne'mat73126/
Naemai73123/
Neemat73118/
Neamat73110/
Nemais7357/
Neimah7349/
Neimat7344/
Neymat7327/
Nihmah7324/
Neemai7322/
Ne'ema7321/
Netmai7318/
Nemash7317/
Neimas7317/
Nemhas7313/
Neamha7313/
Nematz7312/
Niemah7312/
Nehmey7311/
Neumai7311/
Nihmat7311/
Nemmas7311/
Neemma7310/
Nematt739/
Nnemaa738/
Neimad737/
Nemmay735/
Neemaa735/
Naemaa735/
Ngemai735/
Naahma735/
Neymma734/
Nemmat734/
Ngnema734/
Nnoema733/
Nneema733/
Neimma733/
N'Eima732/
Nesmas732/
Nemaha732/
Najhma732/
Neumea732/
Nemach732/
Nemmai732/
Neumah732/
Nnaema732/
Nnemah732/
Nheema732/
Gnemaz732/
Nemait732/
Neetma731/
Netmma731/
Nejmah731/
Nejmma731/
Nemapp731/
Nemmad731/
Nnemma731/
Nohmay731/
Neimai731/
Nneama731/
Ngemaa731/
Nesmat731/
Neumma731/
Neumay731/
Noemay731/
Nahmah731/
Nahíma731/
Neisma731/
Nehmod731/
Nemasz731/
Nemaud731/
Nemeas731/
Neamay731/
Ngemga731/
Neymah731/
N'Gema731/
Nhemad731/
Niemma731/
Nahmaa731/
Nahmay731/
Nesmai731/
Noemea731/
Nama6794,342/
Noma6749,768/
Nima6726,549/
Nemo6711,722/
Nyma671,257/
Néma67453/
Nesmash6765/
Nahaima6765/
Neetmma6728/
Neimash6725/
Nahamau6711/
Neamatt6711/
Neymash679/
Njma678/
Neammai677/
Nejmasz675/
Netmaha675/
Naahama674/
Nahamah674/
Neimast673/
Nemmaad673/
Nneemaa673/
Nnemoha673/
Nahamma673/
Niemahh672/
Nahamay671/
Nemmaai671/
Nnaemea671/
Nahamai671/
Nehmooh671/
Nemaova671/
Nemhash671/
Ngehmei671/
Ngehmou671/
N'Homma671/
Nèma671/
Gneimat671/
Nemahai671/

Nehma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nehma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪalnmh-
Nehma in the Hindi language
नेहमाnehama-

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