Nsima Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nsima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0621:166,80110,388
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Cameroon1261:164,83417,742
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
India221:34,866,608408,224
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nsima (7,738) may also be a first name.

Nsima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsima (Hindi: ंसीमा, Marathi: नसीमा) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 262,152nd most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,871,354 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nsima reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 72,670th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 7,738 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,062 people, or 1 in 166,801. In Nigeria Nsima is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 62 percent reside, Cross River, where 13 percent reside and Rivers, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Nsima Last Name Statistics demography

Nsima earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nshima91776/
Nsiema91181/
Nsimah91142/
Nssima9117/
Nsaima915/
Nsuima914/
Nnseima831/
Nsimoha831/
Nzima8019,272/
Ngima803,988/
Njima802,620/
Nsema801,113/
Nsimi80955/
Nsimo80174/
Nsime8072/
Nsimy8016/
Ncima804/
Nxima802/
Nchima732,699/
Ndzima731,120/
Nshimo73625/
Ngimat73251/
Ndjima73223/
Nsimou7399/
Ngiema7388/
Njimaa7385/
Nseema7375/
Nsiemi7342/
Nshimi7337/
Nssimi7333/
N'Zima7324/
Ngimma7323/
Nsieme7323/
Nshime7318/
Nsiemo7317/
Ngimai739/
N'Sema735/
Nseimo734/
Nsimoh734/
Ngimas734/
Nzaima734/
Nshema733/
Njimma732/
N'Jima732/
Njimat731/
Nzoima731/
Nziema731/
Njaima731/
Nsemga731/
Nsoimi731/
Nsimie731/
Nsimgi731/
Nsimeh731/
Nshimy731/
Ngimau731/
Nzimoha6723/
N'Djima677/
N'Jeima672/
Ndjimai672/
Njimaah671/
Ndjimau671/
Ndjimas671/
Ndjimah671/
Nshimmy671/
Nzuimga671/
Nseimoh671/
Nseimeh671/
Nseamah671/
Nzimaya671/
Ndjeima671/
N'Simou671/

Nsima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nsima in the Marathi language
नसीमाnasima-
Nsima in the Hindi language
ंसीमाnsima65.96
नसीमाnasima19.15
न्सीमाnsima4.26
ंसिमाnsima4.26
ण्सीमाnsima4.26
न्सिमाnsima2.13

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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 Nsima
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