Nimasha Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nimasha Surname User-submission:

The Nimasha surname means 'tact', 'diplomacy'.

Nimasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nimasha (4,347) may also be a first name.

Nimasha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nimasha surname means 'tact', 'diplomacy'.

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Nimasha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nimasha (Hindi: निमाशा, Marathi: नीमाषा, Oriya: ନିମାଶା) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nimasha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimasha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 495,028th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The surname Nimasha occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nimasha live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nimasha is also the 104,780th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 4,347 people.

The surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nimasha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimasha in the Oriya language
ନିମାଶାnimasa-
Nimasha in the Marathi language
नीमाषाnimasa-
Nimasha in the Hindi language
निमाशाnimasa72.73
नीमशाnimasa9.09
निमिषाnimisa9.09
निमाषाnimasa9.09

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