Nshi Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Cameroon1431:145,23816,093
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Nshi (173) may also be a first name.

Nshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nshi (Hindi: ञषि) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nshi is the 749,861st most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. Nshi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nshi are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 694,534th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 173 people.

The surname Nshi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 45 percent live, Plateau, where 21 percent live and Enugu, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Nshi occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 37 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nshii89102/
Nshit8937/
Nshei892/
Nshui891/
Nshiy891/
Nshih891/
Nshai891/
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N'Shid8028/
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Nsih7528,547/
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Nchi75621/
Nsie75431/
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Nsit7520/
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Nsis755/
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Nzhi753/
Nsid753/
Nsji752/
Nhci752/
Nshy751/
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Nsuhije734/
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Hønsi6772/
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Nchip6728/
Nchih6722/
Nchid6722/
Nsiej6719/
Nshoa6716/
N'Chi6716/
Nchui6713/
Nsier6712/
Nnchi6712/
Nshee6710/
Nsieh679/
Nnsha679/
Nshaa679/
Nseeh677/
Nsaid676/
Njesh676/
Nssha675/
Nchei675/
Nnsie674/
Ngish674/
Nnhji673/
Njhai673/
Ngesh673/
Nsiss672/
Nsiea672/
Nsaih672/
Nsche672/
Nssiy672/
Nsysh671/
Nhrzi671/
Hnsha671/
Njsgi671/
N'Soi671/
N'Sei671/
Nchji671/
Nchij671/
Nsish671/
Nsith671/
Nnsai671/
Nsher671/
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Nshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nshi in the Hindi language
ञषिnasi33.33
ंस्हिns'hi33.33
न्शीnsi33.33

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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
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  • 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 Nshi
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