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
Average Male Nishi Height
171.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nishi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,277th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,315 people. The surname Nishi occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishi live; 73 percent live in East Asia and 73 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 13,779th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 70,444 people.
The surname Nishi is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 95,558 people, or 1 in 1,338. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Not including Japan it occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Nishi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nishi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nishi surname expanded 18,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nishi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nishi surname are 18.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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