Nshima Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7591:97,33810,981
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nshima (49) may also be a first name.

Nshima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nshima (Hindi: ंशिमा, Marathi: नशीमा) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nshima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,964th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,391,167 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nshima are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 49 people.

The surname Nshima is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 97,338. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsima911,496/
Nchima832,699/
Nshimo83625/
Nsiema83181/
Nsimah83142/
Nshimi8337/
Nshime8318/
Nssima8317/
Nsaima835/
Nshuma834/
Nsuima834/
Nshema833/
Nshimy831/
Nshimmy771/
Nnseima771/
Nsimoha771/
Nzima7319,272/
Ngima733,988/
Njima732,620/
Nsema731,113/
Nsimi73955/
Nsimo73174/
Nsuma73107/
Nsime7372/
Nsimy7316/
Ncima734/
Nxima732/
N'Nshimo711/
Ndzima671,120/
Ngimat67251/
Ndjima67223/
Nchema67153/
Nsimou6799/
Ngiema6788/
Njimaa6785/
Nseema6775/
Nsiemi6742/
Nssimi6733/
N'Zima6724/
Ngimma6723/
Nsieme6723/
Nchime6717/
Nsiemo6717/
Nchimi6713/
Ngimai679/
N'Sema675/
Nsheme674/
Nzaima674/
Ngimas674/
Nsimoh674/
Nseimo674/
Nshemy672/
N'Jima672/
Nshemi672/
Njimma672/
Njaima671/
Nzoima671/
Nsumma671/
Njimat671/
Nsimie671/
Ngimau671/
Nsemga671/
Nsuema671/
Nziema671/
Nsoimi671/
Nsimeh671/
Nsimgi671/

Nshima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nshima in the Marathi language
नशीमाnasima-
Nshima in the Hindi language
ंशिमाnsima50
नसीमाnasima50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nshima
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