Nisima Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nisima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nisima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1051:371,80323,930
France151:4,428,181244,602
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nisima (267) may also be a first name.

Nisima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nisima (Hindi: नीसीमा, Marathi: िनसीमा, Oriya: ନିସିମା) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nisima is the 1,573,888th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Nisima are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nisima is also the 544,256th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 267 people.

The last name Nisima is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 371,803. In Uganda Nisima is most frequent in: Mubende District, where 10 percent reside, Kasese District, where 8 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishima92191/
Noisima92121/
Nissima929/
Nisimma922/
Gnisima921/
Nnisima921/
Nuisima921/
Nisaima921/
Gnissima8619/
Nitshima863/
Nuishima863/
Nishijma862/
Ngishima861/
Nijima836,313/
Nisimi8341/
Nesima8318/
Nusima838/
Nizima837/
Nisime836/
Nishime772,224/
Nishimi771,283/
Nushima77102/
Nishimo7777/
Niozima7734/
Nusimah7712/
Nissimi7711/
Nessima778/
Niseama775/
Naisimo775/
Nyshima775/
Niseema774/
Nusaima774/
Nisaimo774/
Nissema774/
Neshima772/
Nesiema772/
Nissime772/
Naisema771/
Ngisema771/
Ngisimi771/
Nichima771/
Nesimas771/
Nuijima771/
Niseuma771/
Naisimoi71970/
Nieseimo7127/
Naishimo714/
Nishimme711/
Niessime711/
Nitchima711/
Nesimi671,235/
Negima67187/
Nezima6760/
Nejima6728/
Nigimo678/
Nesime672/
Nigema672/
Nijema672/
Nesema672/
Nesimo671/
Nusema671/
Néjima671/
Nysimi671/
Necima671/

Nisima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nisima in the Hindi language
नीसीमाnisima69.23
निसिमाnisima15.38
नीसिमाnisima7.69
निसीमाnisima7.69
Nisima in the Marathi language
िनसीमाinasima66.67
िनिसमाinisama33.33
Nisima in the Oriya language
ନିସିମାnisima45
ନିଶିମାnisima25
ନୀସିମାnisima15
ନିସୀମାnisima10
ନିଶୀମnisima5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nisima
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