Viashima Surname

191,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Viashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1941:80,7405,727

Viashima (781) may also be a first name.

Viashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viashima is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Viashima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Viashima is the 191,985th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,321,580 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Viashima are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 293,584th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 781 people.

The surname Viashima is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,194 people, or 1 in 80,740. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 6 percent are found.

Viashima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viashioma944/
Viashimah941/
Viashoima941/
Viasima931/
Biashima888/
Viashuma881/
Vioshima881/
Fiashima881/
Viachima881/
Vhiashema821/
Biasima801/
Vijaysimha7812/
Vijaysimma781/
Viashemo751/
Biasimi672/
Byasima671/
Phiasuma633/
Biashemo633/
Biazimi531/
Beeasema504/

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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 Viashima
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