Nymah Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nymah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nymah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1221:36,1363,353
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nymah (269) may also be a first name.

Nymah Last Name Facts

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

Nymah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nymah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nymah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 542,091st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 269 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 36,136. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 63 percent reside, Maryland County, where 16 percent reside and Bomi County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyomah91176/
Nymash9176/
Nuymah9122/
Nymeah9111/
Naymah914/
Neymah911/
Noymah911/
Nyma891,257/
Neymash839/
Nimah8013,195/
Nayma807,453/
Nemah80793/
Nyoma80617/
Nymas80137/
Noyma8070/
Neyma809/
Njmah802/
Nymma801/
Nymoh801/
Naimah738,316/
Najmah731,559/
Nimmah7392/
Naymat7377/
Nehmah7365/
Neimah7349/
Ni'mah7342/
Noimah7334/
Nimash7329/
Neymat7327/
Nihmah7324/
Nuimah7322/
Nemash7317/
Niemah7312/
Naayma7310/
Nimaah7310/
Ngayma734/
Neymma734/
Nyomea732/
Noymay732/
Nemach732/
Neumah732/
Nnemah732/
Ngoyma732/
Nemaha732/
Nejmah731/
Noymai731/
Nimach731/
Nimaha731/
Nimajh731/
Nuymai731/
Nyomma731/
Nimaih731/
Naymma731/
Nima6726,549/
Nema6714,558/
Nymo67703/
Néma67453/
Nesmash6765/
Neimash6725/
Naaimah6717/
Naimmah6714/
Naimaph6714/
Njma678/
Najmath678/
Nimahaj675/
Naimaah675/
Netmaha675/
Noimaha674/
Nimmath673/
Niemahh672/
Neimeah671/
Nujmath671/
Nimauth671/
Neameah671/
Nemhash671/
Nemahai671/
Nai'mah671/
Ngnimah671/
Najmash671/
Nimaich671/
Ngoimah671/
Nèma671/

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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 Nymah
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