Nma Surname

86,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,4801:32,3252,689
Liberia571:77,3436,506
India101:76,706,538639,611
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nma (6,212) may also be a first name.

Nma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nma (Hindi: नॅमा, Russian: Нма) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nma is the 86,245th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,304,375 people. Nma is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nma are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nma is also the 83,790th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,212 people.

The surname Nma is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,480 people, or 1 in 32,325. In Nigeria Nma is most common in: Niger, where 84 percent are found, Kwara, where 3 percent are found and Abia, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Nma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nma surname is chiefly Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nmai861,037/
Nmah86787/
Nnma8631/
Nmaa8617/
Nmma8615/
Nmau8613/
Nmea866/
N'Ma865/
Nmat864/
Nmaj863/
Nmga862/
Nmoa862/
Hnma861/
Nmay861/
Nmas861/
Nmad861/
Nmha861/
Nmaja7528/
Nmoha7519/
Nmaya7515/
Nmaah756/
Nmaha755/
N'Mah754/
Nnmad751/
Nmaia751/
Nmaus751/
Nmaut751/
Nmaud751/
N'Mai751/
N'Maï751/
N'Mea751/
Nmahh751/
Nnmah751/
Nmast751/
Nme6723/
Nmi6721/
Ne'ema6721/
Nmo6719/
Nmj675/
Nmy675/
N'Maha672/
Nmeeha672/

Nma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nma in the Hindi language
नॅमाnema-
Nma in the Russian language
Нмаnma-

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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 Nma
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