Nerima Surname

72,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nerima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,1061:7,6461,333
Kenya1,6791:27,5043,060
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Neřima (7) are calculated separately.

Nerima (1,065) may also be a first name.

Nerima Last Name Facts

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

Nerima (Hindi: नेरिमा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Neřima. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nerima is the 72,140th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,065,586 people. Nerima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nerima are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nerima is also the 245,186th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,065 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,106 people, or 1 in 7,646. In Uganda Nerima is most numerous in: Busia District, where 24 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 15 percent are found and Butaleja District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Nerima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nerima surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nerima earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 77.7% more than the national average, earning $88,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neřima947/
Neirima9232/
Nerimah9216/
Neerima927/
Ngerima924/
Nerisma924/
Gnerima922/
Nearima921/
Nherima921/
Nergima921/
Nerimha921/
Nerrima921/
Narima83498/
Norima8326/
Nerimy8315/
Nerimo839/
Nerema836/
Nirima834/
Nerime832/
Neruma832/
Nerimi831/
Nairima77634/
Narimah77276/
Ngerime7781/
Norimah7714/
Naruima778/
Narimha777/
Ngirima775/
Nahrima774/
Noraima774/
Ngerema774/
Neraimi774/
Narrima773/
Nisrima772/
Nereuma772/
Gnerema771/
Neirema771/
Naraima771/
Norimai771/
Narimma771/
Narrimah7113/
Noraimah718/
Nairrima711/
Naharima711/
Norhaima711/
Nerimous711/
Nerrimer710/
Nereimer710/
Narimo671,038/
Noruma6749/
Narema6741/
Norema6737/
Naruma6735/
Nirema6711/
Nereme675/
Norimo673/
Nirime672/
Neremo670/

Nerima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nerima in the Hindi language
नेरिमाnerima-

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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 Nerima
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