Nishima Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1601:799,02718,106
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nishima (411) may also be a first name.

Nishima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishima (Hindi: निशिमा, Oriya: ନିଶିମା) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Nishima live; 84 percent live in East Asia and 84 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 424,977th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 411 people.

Nishima is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 799,027. In Japan it is most numerous in: Okayama Prefecture, where 81 percent reside, Nagasaki Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Nishima Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nishima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 74.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,869 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nitshima933/
Nuishima933/
Nishijma932/
Ngishima931/
Nisima92130/
Nishime862,224/
Nishimi861,283/
Noisima86121/
Nushima86102/
Nishimo8677/
Nissima869/
Nyshima865/
Nisimma862/
Neshima862/
Nnisima861/
Nichima861/
Gnisima861/
Nuisima861/
Nisaima861/
Gnissima8019/
Naishimo804/
Nishimme801/
Nitchima801/
Nisimi7741/
Nesima7718/
Nisuma7711/
Nusima778/
Nizima777/
Nisime776/
Nisumaa7185/
Nusimah7112/
Nissimi7111/
Nessima718/
Nichime717/
Naisimo715/
Niseama715/
Neshime714/
Nusaima714/
Niseema714/
Nisaimo714/
Nissema714/
Nissime712/
Nishemi711/
Niseuma711/
Nesimas711/
Ngisimi711/
Ngisema711/
Neshimi711/
Naisuma711/
Naisema711/
Nichema711/
Neshuma711/
Naisimoi67970/
Nichimei67672/
Nieseimo6727/
Nitchema6721/
Niessime671/
Nichimis671/
Nichimiş671/
Nichimiș671/
Netshema671/
Neischeimer670/

Nishima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishima in the Oriya language
ନିଶିମାnisima-
Nishima in the Hindi language
निशिमाnisima80
निषिमाnisima11.11
नीशिमाnisima4.44
निसीमाnisima2.22
निशीमाnisima2.22

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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
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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 Nishima
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