Nisima Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Nisima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 105 | 1:371,803 | 23,930 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishima | 92 | 191 | / |
| Noisima | 92 | 121 | / |
| Nissima | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nisimma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gnisima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnisima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nuisima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nisaima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gnissima | 86 | 19 | / |
| Nitshima | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nuishima | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nishijma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngishima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nijima | 83 | 6,313 | / |
| Nisimi | 83 | 41 | / |
| Nesima | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nusima | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nizima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nisime | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nishime | 77 | 2,224 | / |
| Nishimi | 77 | 1,283 | / |
| Nushima | 77 | 102 | / |
| Nishimo | 77 | 77 | / |
| Niozima | 77 | 34 | / |
| Nusimah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nissimi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nessima | 77 | 8 | / |
| Niseama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Naisimo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyshima | 77 | 5 | / |
| Niseema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nusaima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nisaimo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nissema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Neshima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nesiema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nissime | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naisema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngisema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngisimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nichima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nesimas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuijima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niseuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naisimoi | 71 | 970 | / |
| Nieseimo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Naishimo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nishimme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niessime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nitchima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nesimi | 67 | 1,235 | / |
| Negima | 67 | 187 | / |
| Nezima | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nejima | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nigimo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nesime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nigema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nijema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nesema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nesimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nusema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néjima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nysimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Necima | 67 | 1 | / |
Nisima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nisima in the Hindi language | ||
| नीसीमा | nisima | 69.23 |
| निसिमा | nisima | 15.38 |
| नीसिमा | nisima | 7.69 |
| निसीमा | nisima | 7.69 |
| Nisima in the Marathi language | ||
| िनसीमा | inasima | 66.67 |
| िनिसमा | inisama | 33.33 |
| Nisima in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିସିମା | nisima | 45 |
| ନିଶିମା | nisima | 25 |
| ନୀସିମା | nisima | 15 |
| ନିସୀମା | nisima | 10 |
| ନିଶୀମ | nisima | 5 |
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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
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- 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 Nisima
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