Nisia Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Nisia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 221 | 1:36,895 | 4,430 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Nísia (2) are calculated separately.
Nisia (1,728) may also be a first name.
Nisia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nisia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nisia (Hindi: निसिआ, Oriya: ନିସିଆ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Nísia. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nisia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nisia is the 899,940th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Nisia live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nisia is also the 184,647th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 1,728 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 36,895. In Papua New Guinea Nisia is most numerous in: Enga, where 73 percent are found, East Sepik, where 21 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nisia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nisia in the Hindi language | ||
| निसिआ | nisi'a | - |
| Nisia in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିସିଆ | nisi'a | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nisia
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