Nimen Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nimen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Liberia111:400,77620,681
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nimen (183) may also be a first name.

Nimen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nimen (Hindi: निमेण, Marathi: िनमेन, Russian: Нимен, Tibetan: ཉི་མིན།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Nimen occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Nimen are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 673,127th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 183 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Nimen is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 47 percent reside, Edo, where 20 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Nimen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nimen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nimen surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nimen Last Name Statistics demography

Nimen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niemen9187/
Naimen9184/
Neimen9115/
Ngimen913/
Nimuen912/
Nimeng912/
Nijmen911/
Nimesn911/
Nimmen911/
Nimaen911/
Nimn893/
Noimuen8315/
Niemien8313/
Neimeng838/
Niemenn832/
Ngaimen832/
Naimene831/
Noimeng831/
Naimaen831/
Naimien831/
Ngnimen831/
Naimuen831/
Nuimaen831/
Nuimuen831/
Nimin80391/
Nemen80213/
Nimem80107/
Numen8074/
Nimne8019/
Nymen801/
Niemn801/
Nimnn800/
Nimenova771/
Naimenne771/
Nymoen731,536/
Niming73253/
Naimin73176/
Numuen73118/
Neumen7370/
Nehmen7351/
Gnimin7347/
Neamen7328/
Neymen7319/
Nimyon7319/
Nemeen7317/
Nement7314/
Nemmen7311/
Nimina7310/
Niemin7310/
Najmen7310/
Nemehn7310/
Numaen739/
Ngimin738/
Naymen735/
Nemeng735/
Nimmin734/
Nesmen734/
Nismin733/
Nuemen733/
Njmeen733/
Nihmin732/
Nyomen732/
Neemen731/
Nemien731/
Numehn731/
Ngemen731/
Nimmem731/
Nimmén731/
Nnemen731/
Nemoen731/
Nuimyn731/
Neimin730/
Neimem730/
Nummen730/
Naimenova711/
Noiming67607/
Najmeen6744/
Ngimina6734/
Neemene6730/
Nymn6721/
Nehmehn6717/
Nimmina6715/
Ngaimin679/
Neiming677/
Neumenn675/
Gnimmin675/
Numn674/
Naiming674/
Nnaimin674/
Nimming673/
Naimuin672/
Neamend671/
Naymene671/
Nemn671/
Nehmien671/
Neimgne671/
Nheumen671/
Nnuhmen671/
Neamene671/
Neimyna671/
Nuimeem671/
Nhmn671/
Nhumuen671/
Nisming670/
Neimind670/

Nimen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimen in the Marathi language
िनमेनinamena-
Nimen in the Tibetan language
ཉི་མིན།nyimin50
ཉི་མིན་nyimin16.67
ནི་མིན།nimin16.67
ཉིད་མིན།nyimin16.67
Nimen in the Hindi language
निमेणnimena50
निमेनnimena50
Nimen in the Russian language
Нименnimen-

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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 Nimen
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