Nisei Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Nisei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 68 | 1:1,129,155 | 49,899 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Nisei (146) may also be a first name.
Nisei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nisei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nisei has its highest incidence in Iran. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nisei? popularity and diffusion
Nisei is the 2,255,512th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nisei live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nisei is also the 763,528th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 146 people.
It is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,129,155. In Iran Nisei is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nisei
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