Nimeya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nimeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Nimeya (25) may also be a first name.
Nimeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nimeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nimeya (Hindi: निमेया, Marathi: िनमेया, Oriya: ନିେମୟା) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nimeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nimeya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Nimeya live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 25 people.
The surname Nimeya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Nimeya is most common in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nimeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nimeya in the Hindi language | ||
| निमेया | nimeya | - |
| Nimeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିେମୟା | niemaya | - |
| Nimeya in the Marathi language | ||
| िनमेया | inameya | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nimeya
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