Niisima Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Niisima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Niisima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niisima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niisima is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niisima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Niisima reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Niisima is primarily concentrated in: Kibaale District, where 13 percent reside, Buhweju District, where 7 percent reside and Bushenyi District, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niijima | 86 | 98 | / |
| Nyishima | 80 | 497 | / |
| Niichima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niyoshima | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nihishimo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyhishima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyieshima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyisime | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyijima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyisimy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyisimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyizima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njijima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niyozima | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nieseimo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nyeshima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niyosema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiesema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niessime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeshimma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyezima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyigema | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyesema | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyuysimo | 53 | 5 | / |
| Ngessimi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Niechema | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Niisima
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis