Nima Surname

20,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Nima Surname User-submission:

Nima is a Persian surname, which came from north county, Mazandaran. It is a name of one mountain in that area, which means 'half', and also 'star light' too.

Nima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8,0281:3,959651
India4,0661:188,65411,451
Thailand3,3431:21,1301,811
Iran2,5101:30,5913,697
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Indonesia1,0791:122,56612,350
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Papua New Guinea6001:13,5901,266
Bhutan5321:1,158118
Chad4811:28,2583,335
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
Kenya3881:119,0209,982
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
Uganda2021:193,26415,695
Benin1401:73,8268,856
China1131:12,100,191733
Djibouti1001:9,149584
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Canada511:722,46357,796
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Niger381:505,05313,208
Israel381:225,20121,188
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Maldives181:22,4541,401
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
England111:5,065,278148,650
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nima (221,626) may also be a first name.

Nima Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nima is a Persian surname, which came from north county, Mazandaran. It is a name of one mountain in that area, which means 'half', and also 'star light' too.

- persiangaia

Nima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nima Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nima (Arabic: عنيمي, Bengali: নিমা, Georgian: ნიმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﻤﺎ, Hindi: नीमा, Marathi: नीमा, Oriya: ନିମା, Russian: Нима, Tibetan: ཉི་མ་) is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nima is the 20,594th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 274,494 people. The surname Nima occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Nima live; 31 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 4,711th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 221,626 people.

The surname Nima is most frequent in Peru, where it is borne by 8,028 people, or 1 in 3,959. In Peru Nima is most numerous in: Piura Region, where 78 percent live, Lima Province, where 11 percent live and Tumbes Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Peru this surname occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Nima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nima surname grew 2,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Nima are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,420 per year; in United States they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning $59,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.09% more than the national average, earning $90,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naima89147,105/
Neima8915,387/
Nimah8913,195/
Nimma898,164/
Ngima893,988/
Niema893,884/
Nimai892,459/
Nimat892,123/
Nisma89509/
Nimas89479/
Noima89243/
Nimaj89204/
Gnima89160/
Nimad89105/
Nimau8987/
Nihma8960/
Nimaa8956/
Nioma8951/
Nuima8949/
Nimea8944/
Nimha8943/
Nimoa8937/
Nimaş8930/
Nimaz8925/
Nimay8916/
Nijma8916/
Nnima8913/
Nimga8910/
Nimap894/
Nitma892/
Nhima891/
Nimaš891/
Naimat8015,018/
Naimah808,316/
Nitmai803,209/
Ngaima801,106/
Nimaja80492/
Noimai80441/
Nimmat80134/
Naimai80127/
Nuimai80126/
Nimmah8092/
Nimmai8076/
Naimaa8063/
Naaima8049/
Neimah8049/
Neimat8044/
Nimaya8042/
Ni'mah8042/
Naimas8038/
Nimaia8035/
Noimah8034/
Nimash8029/
Nihmah8024/
Ngoima8023/
Nimaiy8023/
Ngimma8023/
Nimasz8023/
Nuimah8022/
Neimas8017/
Nimmaa8016/
Niemah8012/
Nuimat8011/
Nihmat8011/
Nimaah8010/
Naimau809/
Ngimai809/
Nimmas809/
Nimait808/
Neimad807/
Noimat807/
Naimad805/
Noimay805/
Nimass804/
Nimeat804/
N'Aima803/
Naimay803/
Neimma803/
Nima'a803/
Nijmai803/
N'Eima802/
Nismat802/
Hnimha802/
Nimhat801/
Naitma801/
Nnimma801/
Nimaad801/
Nimaaz801/
Nimach801/
Nimaha801/
Nimajh801/
Nimapp801/
Nitmma801/
Hnaima801/
Neihma801/
Neimai801/
Naimma801/
Naimga801/
Ngimga801/
Nimmaz801/
Naimaz801/
Naisma801/
Neisma801/
Ngimau801/
Nitmas801/
Nimaih801/
Nimats801/
Nimatt801/
Nimauj801/
Nnaima801/
Niemma801/
Nimhay801/
Nimmea801/
Nimoha801/
Nimmad801/
Ni'mat801/
Nimi7543,846/
Nimo7517,640/
Numa7516,089/
Nema7514,558/
Nime756,042/
Nyma751,257/
Néma75453/
Nimy75315/
Nimè759/
Njma758/
Nimé753/
Nimj751/
Nèma751/
Nahaima7365/
Neimash7325/
Naaimah7317/
Naimmah7314/
Naimaph7314/
Nimmaiy738/
Naismea737/
Naimmai737/
Naimaah735/
Nimahaj735/
Noimaha734/
Neimast733/
Nimmath733/
Niemahh732/
N'Gnima732/
Naimais731/
Nimauth731/
Nimmaya731/
Neimeah731/
Nnaimai731/
Ngnimah731/
Ngimaya731/
Ngaimay731/
Nimaich731/
Nimaass731/
Gnaimat731/
Gneimat731/
Ngoimah731/
Nai'mah731/
Naimeat731/
Hnaimat731/
Neema6757,142/
Naimi6756,392/
Ngema6748,745/
Niemi6723,326/
Najma6721,475/
Nimer6717,669/
Nimje6713,513/
Nemat6710,974/
Nimmo679,999/
Naime677,840/
Nayma677,453/
Nimoh676,233/
Naimo676,053/
Nhema673,322/
Nimmi671,944/
Numai671,700/
Nesma671,509/
Niome671,476/
Neama671,461/
Noimo671,297/
Nimes671,089/
Nimis67836/
Nemah67793/
Noimi67781/
Nimit67725/
Nyoma67617/
Naimy67599/
Nieme67522/
Ngimi67509/
Nemas67447/
Niemo67443/
Nimet67435/
Nimme67432/
Nemad67368/
Nejma67367/
Neimi67328/
Nimez67315/
Nihmo67302/
Numah67258/
Nimeh67255/
Noime67247/
Nemai67244/
Nimmy67226/
Nimot67216/
Gnimi67208/
Gnime67203/
Ngime67196/
Gnema67188/
Ngimo67187/
Nemha67162/
Nimoy67154/
Nymas67137/
Nymah67123/
Nimey67113/
Nehma67107/
Numau6799/
Nemma6797/
Nitmi6784/
Niemy6783/
Neimo6779/
Noyma6770/
Nimod6768/
Niomi6763/
Nnime6763/
Nuuma6760/
Neimy6758/
Numea6757/
Neime6756/
Gnimo6755/
Nimoi6754/
Nhime6754/
Neuma6752/
Nnema6744/
Nimos6743/
Numma6738/
Naimahhj6737/
Nhimi6731/
Nimie6730/
Nemaz6726/
Gnimy6726/
Nimee6725/
Nimei6724/
Numay6721/
Nimiy6719/
Nemea6719/
Nimej6718/
Nimop6718/
Nemaj6716/
Nimou6716/
Nijmi6714/
Nismi6714/
Nemga6714/
Niomo6711/
Nismy6710/
Nuhma6710/
Nismo679/
Neyma679/
Nnuma679/
Nimás679/
Nuema679/
Nemay678/
Nisme678/
Nimér678/
Nimed677/
Nemaa677/
Nemau677/
Nimiz677/
Nujma676/
Nuimi676/
Nhuma675/
Netma675/
Nemoa675/
Nijme674/
Nimho674/
Hnimi673/
Ngimmaya673/
Nimui673/
Nimoo673/
Nimge672/
Nimgi672/
Nimio672/
Naimj672/
Nnimi672/
Nimăt672/
Numaa672/
Njmah672/
Hnuma672/
Naimmath671/
Nimeu671/
Nimij671/
Nimoj671/
Hnema671/
Nuimo671/
Noimy671/
Naimí671/
Naaimaya671/
Nimii671/
Nymma671/
Nnimo671/
Nim'o671/
Nihme671/

Nima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nima in the Georgian language
ნიმაnima-
Nima in the Marathi language
नीमाnima95.24
िनिमषinimasa4.76
Nima in the Bengali language
নিমাnima85
নীমাnima10
নিমnima5
Nima in the Hindi language
नीमाnima81.46
निमाnima18.31
नीमााnimaa0.02
णिमाnima0.01
गीताgita0.01
न्ईमाnima0.01
Nima in the Tibetan language
ཉི་མ་nyima73.74
ཉི་མ།nyima24.54
ཉི་མnyima0.65
ཉིམ་nyim0.48
ཉི་མ་།nyima0.14
ཉིད་མ།nyima0.08
ཉིམ།nyim0.08
ཉིད་མ་nyima0.08
ཉི་་མ།nyima0.03
ཉེི་མ་nyéma0.03
ཉ་ི་མ་nyama0.03
ཉི་མ་་nyima0.03
ཉིམ་མ།nyimma0.03
ཉི་ལ།nyila0.03
ཉིམ་མ་nyimma0.03
Nima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻴﻤﺎnyma73.08
ﻧﻌﻤﻪnmh7.69
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻤﻪalnymh7.69
ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﻪalnmh7.69
ﻧﻌﻢnm3.85
Nima in the Oriya language
ନିମାnima69.53
ନିମnima18.49
ନୀମାnima7.29
ନୀମnima2.34
ନମnama0.26
ନାମାnama0.26
Nima in the Russian language
Нимаnima-
Nima in the Arabic language
عنيميnymy-

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