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
The surname Niima (Hindi: नीमा, Oriya: ନିୀମା) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niima? popularity and diffusion
Niima is the 67,965th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 996,656 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Niima live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Niima is also the 94,800th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 5,119 people.
The last name Niima is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,919 people, or 1 in 7,652. In Tanzania Niima is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 80 percent live, Arusha Region, where 13 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania Niima exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Niima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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