Niyonshima Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Niyonshima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 222 | 1:175,853 | 14,786 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Niyonshima (19) may also be a first name.
Niyonshima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niyonshima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niyonshima is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niyonshima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,098,270th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Niyonshima are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Niyonshima is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Niyonshima is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 175,853. In Uganda it is most common in: Kisoro District, where 85 percent are found, Kampala District, where 8 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niyonsima | 95 | 6 | / |
| Niyanshima | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nyionshima | 90 | 1 | / |
| Niyonzima | 84 | 171,315 | / |
| Nyinshima | 84 | 11 | / |
| Nyenshima | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nyianshima | 80 | 1,780 | / |
| Nyienshima | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nioyonzima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niyonzzima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niyonzimah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niinsima | 78 | 28 | / |
| Nyinsima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyensima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hnyianshima | 76 | 4 | / |
| Nnyianshima | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nyionzima | 74 | 3 | / |
| Nijonzima | 74 | 2 | / |
| Niyanzima | 74 | 2 | / |
| Niyomzima | 74 | 1 | / |
| Niyonzime | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyianshuma | 70 | 1 | / |
| Njinjima | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyinzima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoensime | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyemssima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyengema | 56 | 227 | / |
| Ngenzaima | 53 | 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 Niyonshima
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