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

The surname Nerima (Hindi: नेरिमा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant: Neřima. For other possible spellings of Nerima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,140th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,065,586 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nerima reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nerima is also the 245,186th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 1,065 people.

Nerima is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,106 people, or 1 in 7,646. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 24 percent live, Namayingo District, where 15 percent live and Butaleja District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Nerima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing 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
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  • 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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