Nissim Surname

249,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Nissim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nissim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:607,13449,332
Israel5601:15,2812,279
England1411:395,16427,358
Italy631:970,74168,914
France331:2,012,810168,616
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Nissim (5,522) may also be a first name.

Nissim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nissim (Marathi: सीम) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nissim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,745th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,586,247 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Nissim live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Nissim is also the 90,330th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 5,522 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 607,134. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 32 percent live, New York, where 24 percent live and New Jersey, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 35 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Nissim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nissim surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nissim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.7% less than the national average, earning 170,628 kr per year; in United States they earn 43.69% more than the national average, earning $62,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $55,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nissime922/
Naissim921/
Nisim914,892/
Noisseim861/
Nessim838,049/
Nissem83217/
Nishim83165/
Noisim8390/
Nissin8337/
Naisim8316/
Nisime836/
Nussim834/
Neisim831/
Nishime772,224/
Naissem77632/
Nessiem77530/
Nissing77478/
Gnessim77420/
Nissink77170/
Nesseim7730/
Niessin7718/
Naissin7710/
Gnissin776/
Nisshin776/
Nisaaim774/
Nuishim773/
Nission773/
Nessime771/
Nisseem771/
Nisheim770/
Nishiem770/
Nesim73779/
Nisin73554/
Nisem73184/
Nizim7358/
Nusim7353/
Nitim7317/
Nicim734/
Nisimova71250/
Nessheim7132/
Niessien7124/
Nissingh7119/
Neissink712/
Naisseme711/
Naisseum711/
Nishimme711/
Neisheim711/
Nissen6728,210/
Nessem672,605/
Noisin67234/
Nishin67144/
Nuisin67127/
Neseim67122/
Naisin67114/
Noisem6797/
Nitsin6785/
Nussem6778/
Nising6767/
Nessin6755/
Nissén6745/
Nittim6742/
Neshim6733/
Nesiem6725/
Nichim6720/
Naisem6715/
Nissyn678/
Niesin675/
Noitim674/
Niseem673/
Nesime672/
Nyssem672/
Neesim672/
Nidtim671/
Nussym671/
Nusaim671/
Nizaim671/
Neisin671/
Gnisin671/
Naissheme671/
Nishem671/
Nesaim671/
Naysim671/
Noysim671/
Nixsin670/

Nissim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nissim in the Marathi language
सीमsima66.67
िनसीमinasima33.33

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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 Nissim
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