Nishma Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Nishma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nishma (1,293) may also be a first name.

Nishma Last Name Facts

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

Nishma (Hindi: निशमा, Marathi: िनिशमा, Oriya: ନିସମା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Nishma is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nishma reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nishma is also the 218,980th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 1,293 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 40 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 35 percent live and Telangana, where 15 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishmas9215/
Nishmat928/
Nishmad921/
Naishma921/
Nisma91509/
Nishmash8611/
Nismah8393/
Neshma8310/
Nissma833/
Nismat832/
Nishmi832/
Nishme831/
Naisma831/
Neisma831/
Nismaya778/
Naismea777/
Neeshma774/
Nesma731,509/
Nusma7365/
Nizma7354/
Nijma7316/
Nismi7314/
Nismy7310/
Nismo739/
Nisme738/
Nicma731/
Neshshma711/
Nechma67969/
Nessma67505/
Neschmach6722/
Nissmo6720/
Nusmai6713/
Nicmah679/
Nijmai673/
Nusmah673/
Nismeh672/
Nesmas672/
Nismes671/
Nizmat671/
Ngismo671/
Nizmai671/
Nesmat671/
Najsma671/
Nesmai671/
Naismaith670/

Nishma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishma in the Oriya language
ନିସମାnisama-
Nishma in the Marathi language
िनिशमाinisama-
Nishma in the Hindi language
निशमाnisama44.44
निश्माnisma25.56
निषमाnisama13.33
निष्माnisma6.67
नीशमाnisama4.44
नीष्माnisma2.22
नीषमाnisama2.22
निशमा़nisama1.11

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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 Nishma
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