Nshimye Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Nshimye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 148 | 1:263,779 | 19,248 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nshimye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nshimye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nshimye occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nshimye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Nshimye occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nshimye are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 263,779. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mityana District, where 42 percent are found, Mubende District, where 15 percent are found and Kisoro District, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Nshimye is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nshimiye | 93 | 9,324 | / |
| Nsimye | 92 | 35 | / |
| Nsimiye | 86 | 136 | / |
| Nchimiye | 80 | 133 | / |
| Nshimiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nsaimiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nshemiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsimie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsumye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngimyer | 71 | 23 | / |
| Njimiye | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ncimiye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nchimie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nsimayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngimaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsimiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzimiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchimiyi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nchimuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngimmyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimeyep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimeyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchimiya | 67 | 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 Nshimye
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