Nissima Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nissima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nissima (17) may also be a first name.
Nissima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nissima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nissima occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nissima.
How Common Is The Last Name Nissima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nissima is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nissima are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nissima is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Nissima is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 63 percent are found, Butambala District, where 13 percent are found and Hoima District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda Nissima exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnissima | 93 | 19 | / |
| Nisima | 92 | 130 | / |
| Nishima | 86 | 191 | / |
| Noisima | 86 | 121 | / |
| Nissimi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nessima | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nissema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nissime | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nisimma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nuisima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnisima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nisaima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnisima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuishima | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nitshima | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nishijma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niessime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngishima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nisimi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nesima | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nisuma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nusima | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nizima | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nisime | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nishime | 71 | 2,224 | / |
| Nishimi | 71 | 1,283 | / |
| Nushima | 71 | 102 | / |
| Nisumaa | 71 | 85 | / |
| Nishimo | 71 | 77 | / |
| Nessimo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Nusimah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nyshima | 71 | 5 | / |
| Niseama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Naisimo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nessema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nusaima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niseema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nisaimo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nessimi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nesiema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neshima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngisema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nessime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nesimas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nessimy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nichima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngisimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niseuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naisuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naisema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nissemo | 71 | 0 | / |
| Naisimoi | 67 | 970 | / |
| Nieseimo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Naishimo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nessimos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngessimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nitchima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nessimee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niosseme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishimme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nessemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naisseme | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nissima
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis