Nlima Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nlima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nlima (32) may also be a first name.
Nlima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nlima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nlima is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nlima.
How Common Is The Last Name Nlima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nlima is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nlima reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nlima is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 83 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nlimmah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nellima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nillima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nlema | 80 | 48 | / |
| Nluma | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ngillima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhlema | 73 | 3,965 | / |
| Nhluma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlimih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlimie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nlemaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhlemah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nillema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nleme | 60 | 847 | / |
| Nlemo | 60 | 110 | / |
| Nlemi | 60 | 2 | / |
| Nellymash | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nellimood | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhlemo | 55 | 55 | / |
| Nlemer | 55 | 2 | / |
| N'Leme | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nlemee | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nlymie | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nlemuo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nellemo | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Nlima
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