Nisham Surname
Approximately 965 people bear this surname
Nisham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| India | 203 | 1:3,778,647 | 104,625 |
| Maldives | 153 | 1:2,642 | 256 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Nisham (1,303) may also be a first name.
Nisham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nisham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nisham (Hindi: नीशम, Marathi: िनशाम, Russian: Нишам) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nisham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 371,870th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,551,861 people. The surname Nisham is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nisham are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 217,962nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,303 people.
It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and The Maldives, where 16 percent are found.
Nisham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nisham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nisham surname contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nisham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nisham in the Marathi language | ||
| िनशाम | inasama | 72.73 |
| िनशम | inasama | 18.18 |
| नीषम | nisama | 9.09 |
| Nisham in the Hindi language | ||
| नीशम | nisama | 35.23 |
| निशाम | nisama | 23.86 |
| निशम | nisama | 23.86 |
| निशां | nisam | 7.95 |
| नीषम | nisama | 4.55 |
| निषम | nisama | 3.41 |
| Nisham in the Russian language | ||
| Нишам | nisam | - |
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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 Nisham
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