Nimba Surname

244,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Nimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast6011:38,3882,516
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Papua New Guinea1821:44,8015,515
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
France401:1,660,568152,033
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England131:4,286,005132,302
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nimba (18,420) may also be a first name.

Nimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nimba (Hindi: निम्बा, Marathi: िमला, Oriya: ନିା, Russian: Нимба) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nimba is the 244,900th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,481,886 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Nimba are found; 21 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nimba is also the 40,150th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 18,420 people.

The last name Nimba is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 38,388. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 69 percent are found, Lagunes District, where 23 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Nimba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nimba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nimba last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nimba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nimba earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 67.42% less than the national average, earning R 77,412 per year and in United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngimba917,170/
Niemba911,559/
Nhimba91643/
Niomba91576/
Nuimba91110/
Gnimba9170/
Naimba9139/
Nimbah9123/
Nimbas9111/
Nimbad918/
Nimbha914/
Nimbau913/
Nimbat912/
Nimbai912/
Nimbay911/
Nimbga911/
Neimba911/
Nimbaz911/
Nimbach8350/
Ngoimba8328/
Nimbait835/
Ngaimba834/
Ngi'mba834/
Ngnimba833/
Nimbaya832/
Ngimbai831/
Nimbajj831/
Naimbai831/
N'Himba831/
Nemba802,119/
Numba801,255/
Nimbe80776/
Nimbi80482/
Nimbo80304/
Ninba8060/
Nymba8029/
Nimby8014/
Nimua8014/
Nimwa8011/
Nimbé802/
Ngaimbai7731/
Nahiemba771/
Naimbach770/
Ngimbi7330,130/
Ngemba736,218/
Nyomba731,114/
Nhumba73884/
Niombo73494/
Niembo73272/
Nhimbe73266/
Nimwat73255/
Ngimbo73218/
Gnimbi73204/
Nembai73146/
Ninbai7392/
Neimbo7374/
Nhemba7355/
Niombe7349/
Gnimbo7348/
Nimber7336/
Niembe7336/
Nembah7330/
Noimbo7330/
N'Emba7327/
Nhimbi7327/
Neumba7326/
Nimbou7320/
Gnimbe7317/
Nhimbo7316/
Nnemba7316/
Nimboh7315/
Nimbis7313/
Nnimbo7310/
Nimbeu7310/
Nimboj738/
Naimbo737/
Ngimbe736/
Nimbot735/
Naimbe735/
Nimwad734/
Numbea734/
Nimwas734/
Nembat733/
Nimbui733/
Numbah733/
Niombi733/
Naemba732/
Neemba732/
Naimby732/
Nembad732/
Nembas732/
Nemboa732/
Neimwa732/
Nimbey732/
Niembi732/
Nuumba732/
Nginba732/
Numbha731/
Nimvad731/
Nimvat731/
Nuimbi731/
Numbay731/
Nuemba731/
Naimwa731/
Nehmba731/
Nembau731/
Nenmba731/
Neamba731/
Nimbee731/
Nimbep731/
Nimbie731/
Nimbos731/
Nimuap731/
Gnemba731/
Nimnua731/
Nuimby730/
Nembahe67600/
Nembach67128/
Numbhai67109/
Ngaimbe6732/
Ngaimbi6728/
Ngembah6727/
Nymbach6718/
Nimnuea6711/
Ngnimbe6711/
Naimbayova6710/
Nismuah6710/
Niombey679/
Nembaya678/
Ngimbee676/
Nimnwad675/
N'Gemba674/
Ngnimbo673/
Nyombai672/
Ngnimbi672/
Ngoimbo672/
Ngoimbi672/
Ngembai672/
N'Humba671/
Nembhad671/
Nimbepp671/
Nimvaid671/
Ninbach671/
Niombio671/
Gnimbou671/
N'Gimbi671/
Neimbeh671/
Neembea671/
Nginmbo671/
Noimber671/
Naimboi671/
Ngimboh671/
Ngimuay671/
Ngaimbo671/
Nimbouh671/
Niembej671/
Nyombah671/
Gnembas671/

Nimba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimba in the Oriya language
ନିାnia-
Nimba in the Hindi language
निम्बाnimba61.71
नीम्बाnimba35.26
नींबाnimba2.2
निंबाnimba0.83
Nimba in the Marathi language
िमलाimala32.53
नींबाnimba27.71
िमनाimana18.88
िमराimara6.83
ंबकmbaka6.02
िमसimasa2.41
िमलimala2.01
िंबदाimbada0.4
नीबाniba0.4
िमशimasa0.4
िंबबाimbaba0.4
नंबाnamba0.4
Nimba in the Russian language
Нимбаnimba-

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