Nihama Surname
Approximately 789 people bear this surname
Nihama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 739 | 1:172,996 | 8,300 |
| Maldives | 29 | 1:13,937 | 1,013 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Nihama (169) may also be a first name.
Nihama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nihama (Hindi: निहमा, Marathi: िनहमा) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nihama.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 435,329th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nihama reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 703,581st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 169 people.
It is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 172,996. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 24 percent reside and Toyama Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Other than Japan Nihama exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nihama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihama in the Hindi language | ||
| निहमा | nihama | - |
| Nihama in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहमा | inahama | - |
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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 Nihama
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