Nishama Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nishama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives381:10,636824
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nishama (180) may also be a first name.

Nishama Last Name Facts

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

Nishama (Bengali: নিষমা, Dhivehi: ނިޝާމ‬, Hindi: निशमा, Marathi: िखमजी) occurs in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nishama.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishama reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nishama is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 180 people.

Nishama is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 10,636. In The Maldives it is most common in: Malé, where 45 percent reside, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 13 percent reside and Gaafu Alif Atoll, where 5 percent reside. Other than The Maldives it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nishama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishama in the Marathi language
िखमजीikhamaji-
Nishama in the Dhivehi language
ނިޝާމ‬nisam-
Nishama in the Hindi language
निशमाnisama62.5
निशामाnisama12.5
निषमाnisama12.5
नीषमाnisama6.25
नीशमाnisama6.25
Nishama in the Bengali language
নিষমাnisama50
নিশমাnisama25
নিশামাnisama25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nishama
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