Nyimah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nyimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Nyimah (419) may also be a first name.
Nyimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyimah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyimah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Nyimah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyimah reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 419,838th most common forename globally, held by 419 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Ghana, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyima | 91 | 758 | / |
| Nyemah | 83 | 7,357 | / |
| Njimah | 83 | 491 | / |
| Niymah | 83 | 124 | / |
| Nyimai | 83 | 104 | / |
| Nyioma | 83 | 57 | / |
| Neimah | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nyimga | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nijmah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nyiema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyimaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyimoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Niimah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyimma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyymah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyimad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyimat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niemach | 77 | 59 | / |
| Nyemgah | 77 | 43 | / |
| Nyemeah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nyimoha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Niemahh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njimaah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nehimah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemaah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemhah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niima | 73 | 7,312 | / |
| Nyema | 73 | 4,782 | / |
| Niema | 73 | 3,884 | / |
| Njima | 73 | 2,620 | / |
| Nyimo | 73 | 228 | / |
| Niyma | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nhima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyjma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahayima | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nehimaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neheimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nijima | 67 | 6,313 | / |
| Nehima | 67 | 1,452 | / |
| Niemas | 67 | 322 | / |
| Njimoh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Njimaa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Niemaz | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nyemoh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Neaima | 67 | 69 | / |
| Neemah | 67 | 45 | / |
| Niymat | 67 | 42 | / |
| Nyemad | 67 | 20 | / |
| Niyoma | 67 | 13 | / |
| Njiema | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyemma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Niimas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyimoi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niimay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Niimat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Niemat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyimoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyiomo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyemga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njimma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njemah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nijema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyemaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyimou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neumah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nihima | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Jima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njimat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njioma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niisma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niémaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ni'ima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niemad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyemha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neeima | 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 Nyimah
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