Nabalema Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nabalema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabalema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4971:78,5508,470
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573

Nabalema Last Name Facts

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

Nabalema occurs most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabalema? popularity and diffusion

Nabalema is the 586,691st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nabalema reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 78,550. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Rakai District, where 47 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 15 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabalima8871/
Nabalama8847/
Nabelema886/
Nabaleme882/
Nabaloma881/
Nabalyama821/
Navalemath781/
Nawalima755/
Nebalama754/
Nabalime753/
Ngobalima711/
Navallimath6347/
Neboelemo591/
Ngouboulemo531/
Ngouboulemou501/

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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 Nabalema
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