Vashima Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Vashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
Vashima (644) may also be a first name.
Vashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vashima (Hindi: वशीमा, Marathi: वशीमा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vashima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vashima is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Vashima are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,600th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 644 people.
Vashima is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Vashima is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 67 percent reside, Benue, where 25 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vashima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vashima in the Hindi language | ||
| वशीमा | vasima | 90.6 |
| वशिमा | vasima | 4.7 |
| वाशीमा | vasima | 1.71 |
| वसीमा | vasima | 1.71 |
| वाशिमा | vasima | 0.85 |
| वषीमा | vasima | 0.43 |
| Vashima in the Marathi language | ||
| वशीमा | vasima | 71.43 |
| वसीमा | vasima | 14.29 |
| रहीम | rahima | 14.29 |
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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 Vashima
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