Nimpa Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nimpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5731:36,2464,878
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
France41:16,605,680368,153
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nimpa (1,058) may also be a first name.

Nimpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nimpa (Hindi: निम्पा, Oriya: ନିମପା) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nimpa is the 509,082nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. Nimpa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nimpa reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 246,082nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,058 people.

Nimpa is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 36,246. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 42 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nimpat915/
Gnimpa914/
Nimpas913/
Nimpah911/
Niompa911/
Naimpa911/
Nimpha911/
Nmpa891/
Nimphas8358/
Ngnimpa8344/
Nimpaya8312/
Nimphat834/
Numpa80295/
Nimpi8067/
Nempa8065/
Nimpe8060/
Ninpa8060/
Nimpo8038/
Ngnimpea7714/
Ngnimpah7714/
Nimphaya774/
Nimphait771/
Nyompa73383/
Ninpha73267/
Numpha73255/
Nimpis7341/
Nimphy7327/
Nympha7316/
Nimpou7311/
Hnimpe7310/
Gninpa739/
Ninpat737/
Nimper733/
Ninpah733/
Gnimpo733/
Nimpee732/
Ninpai732/
Numpay732/
Gnimpe731/
Gnempa731/
Nimpoi731/
Nimpeu731/
Nginpa731/
Ngempa731/
Nimpho731/
Ninpoa731/
Nienpa731/
Neampa731/
Ninpay731/
Nympfa730/
Niva674,221/
Niba673,982/
Ninphai672,542/
Ninphat671,523/
Nmba67101/
Ngninpa6778/
Nimphie6766/
Nimpfer6765/
Gnimpou6763/
Nimphot6718/
Ninphay678/
Nyompah677/
Ninphap676/
Nmpi672/
Nmpo672/
Nimpher672/
Niempoo671/
Nginpea671/
Nymphea671/
Neampea671/
Ninpath671/
Nemphas671/
Niembpo671/
Nmpe671/
Nmpj671/
Nymphah671/
Gninpea671/
Nimpouh671/
Ngoimpo671/
Ngnimpe671/

Nimpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimpa in the Hindi language
निम्पाnimpa-
Nimpa in the Oriya language
ନିମପାnimapa-

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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 Nimpa
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