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
Niisima is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niisima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Niisima 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 Niisima is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Niisima is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 13 percent reside, Buhweju District, where 7 percent reside and Bushenyi District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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