Nyimah Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyimah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyimah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

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 surname Nyimah is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyimah? popularity and diffusion

Nyimah is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyimah live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyimah is also the 419,838th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 419 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Ghana, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyima91758/
Nyemah837,357/
Njimah83491/
Niymah83124/
Nyimai83104/
Nyioma8357/
Neimah8349/
Nyimga8326/
Nijmah838/
Nyiema832/
Nyimaa832/
Nyimoh832/
Niimah831/
Nyimma831/
Nyymah831/
Nyimad831/
Nyimat831/
Niemach7759/
Nyemgah7743/
Nyemeah7711/
Nyimoha7710/
Niemahh772/
Njimaah771/
Nehimah771/
Nyemaah771/
Nyemhah771/
Niima737,312/
Nyema734,782/
Niema733,884/
Njima732,620/
Nyimo73228/
Niyma7311/
Nhima731/
Nyjma731/
Nahayima7128/
Nehimaih711/
Neheimah711/
Nijima676,313/
Nehima671,452/
Niemas67322/
Njimoh6789/
Njimaa6785/
Niemaz6772/
Nyemoh6771/
Neaima6769/
Neemah6745/
Niymat6742/
Nyemad6720/
Niyoma6713/
Njiema6713/
Nyemma6711/
Niimas6710/
Nyimoi6710/
Niimay679/
Niimat675/
Niemat675/
Nyimoy674/
Nyiomo673/
Nyemga673/
Njimma672/
Njemah672/
Nijema672/
Nyemaa672/
Nyimou672/
Neumah672/
Nihima672/
N'Jima672/
Njimat671/
Njioma671/
Niisma671/
Niemma671/
Njaima671/
Njimoa671/
Niémaz671/
Ni'ima671/
Nieema671/
Niemad671/
Ngiima671/
Nyemha671/
Ngeima671/
Neeima671/

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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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