Nishi Surname
Approximately 131,746 people bear this surname
Nishi Surname User-submission:
This surname is originating from the Roman city Naissus (Navissos in Celtic Gaelic) in Moesia, today's Niš, Serbia. Navissos meant 'river and town of fairies' and it has many legends connected to it. Niš we know today comes from south Slavic languages and symbolises mysteriousness, attraction and deceptiveness.
Read More About This SurnameNishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 95,558 | 1:1,338 | 247 |
| Bangladesh | 32,262 | 1:4,939 | 453 |
| United States | 1,101 | 1:329,209 | 29,862 |
| Brazil | 1,066 | 1:200,820 | 7,723 |
| India | 538 | 1:1,425,772 | 54,467 |
| Canada | 376 | 1:97,994 | 10,662 |
| Tonga | 245 | 1:438 | 116 |
| Thailand | 177 | 1:399,087 | 70,184 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Nishi (70,444) may also be a first name.
Nishi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is originating from the Roman city Naissus (Navissos in Celtic Gaelic) in Moesia, today's Niš, Serbia. Navissos meant 'river and town of fairies' and it has many legends connected to it. Niš we know today comes from south Slavic languages and symbolises mysteriousness, attraction and deceptiveness.
- marko.vojinovicNishi is a Japanese surname (written: 西). Its literal meaning is 'west'.
- hpnishiNishi Demographics
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Nishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nishi (Arabic: نيشي, Bengali: নিশি, Hindi: निशी, Marathi: िनिश, Oriya: ନିଶି) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nishi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,277th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 55,315 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishi live; 73 percent live in East Asia and 73 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Nishi is also the 13,779th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 70,444 people.
Nishi is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 95,558 people, or 1 in 1,338. In Japan Nishi is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Nishi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nishi has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 18,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nishi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nishi last name are 18.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Nishi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $52,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nishi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nishi in the Marathi language | ||
| िनिश | inisa | 89.86 |
| नीशी | nisi | 10.14 |
| Nishi in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଶି | nisi | 76.67 |
| ନିଶିର | nisira | 8.33 |
| ନୀଶି | nisi | 3.33 |
| ନିଷି | nisi | 3.33 |
| ନିସି | nisi | 1.67 |
| ନିଶୀ | nisi | 1.67 |
| Nishi in the Bengali language | ||
| নিশি | nisi | 72.51 |
| নিশী | nisi | 19.92 |
| নিশিকান্ত | nisikanta | 4.78 |
| নিষি | nisi | 0.8 |
| নীশি | nisi | 0.4 |
| নিসি | nisi | 0.4 |
| নীশী | nisi | 0.4 |
| Nishi in the Hindi language | ||
| निशी | nisi | 69.71 |
| निशि | nisi | 24.18 |
| नीशी | nisi | 4.05 |
| निषी | nisi | 0.76 |
| निषि | nisi | 0.42 |
| नीशि | nisi | 0.41 |
| निसी | nisi | 0.09 |
| निशाी | nisai | 0.07 |
| ञिषी | nisi | 0.03 |
| निश्ी | nisi | 0.03 |
| नीषि | nisi | 0.03 |
| निशा | nisa | 0.03 |
| नीसी | nisi | 0.01 |
| नीसहि | nisahi | 0.01 |
| निशि् | nisi | 0.01 |
| निश्ि | nisi | 0.01 |
| निशिा | nisia | 0.01 |
| निसि | nisi | 0.01 |
| ्निशी | nisi | 0.01 |
| निशिज़् | nisiz | 0.01 |
| ़निशी | nisi | 0.01 |
| निधि | nidhi | 0.01 |
| Nishi in the Arabic language | ||
| نيشي | nyshy | - |
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