Nissim is used as a family name or surname in Israel. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nissim
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Israel
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nissim

How popular is Nissim?

Nissim is common in Israel.

Nissim is ranked 90348 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nissim bearers increased by 5.610561 per cent in 2010 US census to 320 since 2000, the surname slipped by 676 spots and ranked at 62531. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.38 97.03
Hispanic or Latino 2.19 1.65
Nissim is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Israel which signifies that it is originated from Israel. Around 4742 people have been found who wears Nissim as their family name. Nissim is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
918,840 India5
720,003 Russia4
661,536 Indonesia3
20,595 China2
21,529 Singapore2
50,640 Switzerland2
19,093 Finland2
29,046 Japan1
24,771 Colombia1
25,721 Egypt1
172,258 Germany1
11,923 Slovenia1
38,841 Scotland1
66,560 Philippines1
47,891 Norway1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,901 Chile27
75,259 Australia22
78,041 Spain19
144,062 Canada16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
Countries with hundreds of Nissim:
49,047 United States544
21,369 England242
40,848 Italy202
57,437 France171
44,861 Argentina105
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Nissim:
279 Israel3,157
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Nissim Namesakes

  • Avi Nissim, Musical Artist
  • Moshe Nissim, Politician
  • Yitzhak Nissim, Chief Rabbi
  • Gabriele Nissim, Journalist
  • Moshe Nissim, Politician
  • Moshe Nissim, Politician
  • Offer Nissim, Record Producer
  • Moshe Nissim, Politician
  • Gabriele Nissim, Journalist
  • Oren Nissim, Soccer player

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