Nimaiya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nimaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Nimaiya (18) may also be a first name.

Nimaiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nimaiya (Hindi: निमईया, Marathi: िनमैया) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nimaiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nimaiya is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nimaiya occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Nimaiya reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nimaiya is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 18 people.

The last name Nimaiya is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Nimaiya is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 83 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 17 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nimayya865/
Nemaiya864/
Nimaiyo861/
Numaiya861/
Nimya8315/
Nimmayya801/
Nimaea772/
Nimyat771/
Nimmya771/
Nehemaiya751/
Nimuyao718/
Nimia6755/
Nimea6744/
Numya6723/
Nimao6711/
Njmya672/
Nimio672/
Nahaimya672/
Nemya672/
Nhmya671/
Nemaheya671/

Nimaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimaiya in the Hindi language
निमईयाnima'iya-
Nimaiya in the Marathi language
िनमैयाinamaiya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nimaiya
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