Nakalinga Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakalinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nakalinga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nakalinga Last Name Facts

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

Nakalinga occurs most in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakalinga? popularity and diffusion

Nakalinga is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Nakalinga is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nakalinga are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Gomba District, where 43 percent live, Mukono District, where 43 percent live and Wakiso District, where 14 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakalingha958/
Nakalenga8949/
Nakalingo892/
Nakalingi892/
Nakalinge892/
Nakalga881/
Nakaluunga843/
Nacalina821/
Nakalengo7832/
Nakalenge785/
Nakholina783/
Nakalengi781/
Nakalgo7550/
Nakalyongo742/
Nacolina711/
Nokolina711/
Nacolino591/
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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 Nakalinga
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