Rishama Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Rishama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Rishama (619) may also be a first name.
Rishama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rishama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rishama (Bengali: রিশমা, Hindi: रिशमा, Oriya: ରିଶମା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rishama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Rishama live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rishama is also the 335,240th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 619 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Rishama is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 20 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhishama | 93 | 3 | / |
| Rishamat | 93 | 2 | / |
| Risama | 92 | 8 | / |
| Risahamah | 88 | 3 | / |
| Reshama | 86 | 640 | / |
| Rishami | 86 | 12 | / |
| Risamat | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rushama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Risamah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Risaama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Reshamma | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ritsamat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raichama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rushamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rreshama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Risamait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rissamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ridsamai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Retshama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rizama | 77 | 404 | / |
| Rusama | 77 | 44 | / |
| Resama | 77 | 21 | / |
| Risami | 77 | 16 | / |
| Risoma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Risame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rixama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raisaamad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rushsamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rushema | 71 | 275 | / |
| Reshami | 71 | 218 | / |
| Reshame | 71 | 130 | / |
| Rissame | 71 | 67 | / |
| Rissema | 71 | 32 | / |
| Reitshamer | 71 | 25 | / |
| Rushoma | 71 | 21 | / |
| Raizama | 71 | 20 | / |
| Raisamo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Reshema | 71 | 9 | / |
| Risaumi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rusamai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rhizama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Raisoma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rusamah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Risamer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Risemay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rusamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rissami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Russama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Resaahamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Resamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rihsami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rizaama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Risamet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reizama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rhixama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rechama | 71 | 0 | / |
| Richaume | 67 | 122 | / |
| Reitshammer | 67 | 103 | / |
| Resamait | 67 | 5 | / |
| Raisamiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rizaamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Richasmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rushemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reeshema | 67 | 0 | / |
Rishama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rishama in the Bengali language | ||
| রিশমা | risama | 83.33 |
| রীশমা | risama | 16.67 |
| Rishama in the Hindi language | ||
| रिशमा | risama | 65.97 |
| रीशमा | risama | 24.37 |
| रिषमा | risama | 6.3 |
| रीषमा | risama | 1.26 |
| रेशमा | resama | 0.42 |
| Rishama in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଶମା | risama | 55.56 |
| ରିଷମା | risama | 44.44 |
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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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- 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 Rishama
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