Niima Surname

67,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Niima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,9191:7,652997
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Uganda501:780,78637,485
India191:40,371,862445,856
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Niima (5,119) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijima916,313/
Niimas9110/
Niimay919/
Niimat915/
Nihima912/
Niisma911/
Ni'ima911/
Ngiima911/
Niimah911/
Niitmai8397/
Ngiimai8321/
Naaiima8317/
Niismai8311/
Nuijima831/
Niema803,884/
Njima802,620/
Niimi80890/
Nyima80758/
Niyma8011/
Niimo8010/
Niime809/
Nhima801/
Niimy801/
Nihimaya77104/
Nijimaya771/
Nehima731,452/
Njimah73491/
Niemas73322/
Niymah73124/
Nyimai73104/
Njimaa7385/
Niemaz7372/
Neaima7369/
Nyioma7357/
Neimah7349/
Niymat7342/
Nyimga7326/
Nihimi7315/
Niyoma7313/
Njiema7313/
Nyimah7310/
Niimoi739/
Nijmah738/
Niemat735/
Nyiema732/
Nijema732/
Niimes732/
Nyimaa732/
Njimma732/
N'Jima732/
Njimoa731/
Njaima731/
Niemma731/
Nijimi731/
Njimat731/
Nyimma731/
Neeima731/
Niémaz731/
Njioma731/
Ngeima731/
Nuhima731/
Niemad731/
Nieema731/
Niitme731/
Niimed731/
Nyimad731/
Nyimat731/
Niemasz67218/
Niemach6759/
Ngiimei6745/
Niitmäe6719/
Niemaia6717/
Nyimoha6710/
Najjima675/
Niyomma674/
Njimaya673/
N'Jeima672/
Niemahh672/
Nijieme672/
Neeimat671/
Neaaima671/
N'Eaima671/
Neaeima671/
Niheema671/
Nnieema671/
Nehimah671/
Najiema671/
Njimaah671/
Nihimie671/
Gnaimat671/
Gneimat671/
Niemaus670/

Niima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niima in the Oriya language
ନିୀମାniima-
Niima in the Hindi language
नीमाnima25
नीइमाni'ima25
निईमाni'ima25
निइमाni'ima25

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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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