Nimai Surname
Approximately 2,459 people bear this surname
Nimai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,182 | 1:351,542 | 19,180 |
| Papua New Guinea | 234 | 1:34,845 | 4,120 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nimai (140,548) may also be a first name.
Nimai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nimai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nimai (Bengali: নিমাই, Hindi: निमाई, Marathi: िनमाई, Oriya: ନିମାଇ, Tibetan: ཉི་མའི།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nimai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nimai is the 174,470th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,963,622 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nimai are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nimai is also the 7,443rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 140,548 people.
The last name Nimai is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 2,182 people, or 1 in 351,542. In India it is primarily found in: Manipur, where 67 percent are found, West Bengal, where 25 percent are found and Odisha, where 5 percent are found. Apart from India Nimai exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nimai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nimai in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཉི་མའི། | nyimé | - |
| Nimai in the Bengali language | ||
| নিমাই | nima'i | 99.57 |
| নীমাই | nima'i | 0.06 |
| নিতাই | nita'i | 0.06 |
| Nimai in the Marathi language | ||
| िनमाई | inama'i | 86.88 |
| िनमई | inama'i | 9.12 |
| नीमाई | nima'i | 1.28 |
| नीमई | nima'i | 0.8 |
| नेमाई | nema'i | 0.16 |
| Nimai in the Hindi language | ||
| निमाई | nima'i | 83.15 |
| निमई | nima'i | 5.8 |
| निमाइ | nima'i | 5.52 |
| नीमाई | nima'i | 1.66 |
| नीमई | nima'i | 0.55 |
| निमांई | nimami | 0.28 |
| निमाय | nimaya | 0.28 |
| निमइ | nima'i | 0.28 |
| Nimai in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିମାଇ | nima'i | 81.31 |
| ନିମାଇଁ | nima'im | 12.85 |
| ନିମାଈ | nima'i | 1.52 |
| ନୀମାଇ | nima'i | 1.46 |
| ନିମାୟ | nimaya | 0.11 |
| ଦିପାଇ | dipa'i | 0.06 |
| ଜିମାଇ | jima'i | 0.06 |
| ନିମଇ | nima'i | 0.06 |
| ନିଳା | nila | 0.06 |
| ଲିମାଇ | lima'i | 0.06 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nimai
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