Niima Surname
Approximately 7,312 people bear this surname
Niima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,919 | 1:7,652 | 997 |
| Nigeria | 257 | 1:689,271 | 31,915 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Niima (5,119) may also be a first name.
Niima Demographics
Niima Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Niima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niima (Hindi: नीमा, Oriya: ନିୀମା) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 67,965th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 996,656 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Niima reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Niima is also the 94,800th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 5,119 people.
The surname Niima is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,919 people, or 1 in 7,652. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 80 percent live, Arusha Region, where 13 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Niima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niima in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିୀମା | niima | - |
| Niima in the Hindi language | ||
| नीमा | nima | 25 |
| नीइमा | ni'ima | 25 |
| निईमा | ni'ima | 25 |
| निइमा | ni'ima | 25 |
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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 Niima
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