Nisah Surname
Approximately 39,182 people bear this surname
Nisah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 36,527 | 1:21,000 | 1,622 |
| Indonesia | 2,083 | 1:63,490 | 6,914 |
| Pakistan | 476 | 1:375,302 | 7,257 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Nisah (6,987) may also be a first name.
Nisah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nisah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nisah (Arabic: نيشه, Hindi: ंिसह, Marathi: िनसाह, Oriya: ନିଶାହ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nisah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,215th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 185,992 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nisah are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,649th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 6,987 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 36,527 people, or 1 in 21,000. In India it is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 63 percent live, Uttarkhand, where 18 percent live and Rajasthan, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account India it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nisah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nisah in the Marathi language | ||
| िनसाह | inasaha | 90.91 |
| िनसाहू | inasahu | 4.55 |
| िनसह | inasaha | 4.55 |
| Nisah in the Hindi language | ||
| ंिसह | misaha | 83.42 |
| सिंह | sinha | 16.29 |
| निसाह | nisaha | 0.17 |
| निशा | nisa | 0.04 |
| निसह | nisaha | 0.03 |
| सिह | siha | 0.02 |
| निषाद | nisada | 0 |
| नीसाह | nisaha | 0 |
| निसा | nisa | 0 |
| Nisah in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଶାହ | nisaha | 66.67 |
| ନିଶଁା | nisama | 16.67 |
| ନିଶା | nisa | 16.67 |
| Nisah in the Arabic language | ||
| نيشه | nyshh | - |
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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 Nisah
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