Nakalamba Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nakalamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakalamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda631:619,67132,575
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Namibia51:481,88011,140

Nakalamba Last Name Facts

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

Nakalamba is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakalamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakalamba is the 1,527,735th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakalamba reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nakalamba is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 619,671. In Uganda Nakalamba is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent are found, Luweero District, where 16 percent are found and Budaka District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Nakalamba exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhalamba951/
Nakahalamba901/
Nakalemba89179/
Nakalambi892/
Nakalomba892/
Nakalambe891/
Nakalanba891/
Nakalombo781/
Nakolombi6762/
Nakoulembo631/

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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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  • 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 Nakalamba
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