Nakaluba Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakaluba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nakaluba 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
Uganda2691:145,12712,981
Zambia641:247,65515,017
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Nakaluba (32) may also be a first name.

Nakaluba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakaluba is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakaluba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakaluba is the 794,916th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakaluba reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nakaluba is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

The last name Nakaluba is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 145,127. In Uganda Nakaluba is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 24 percent live, Mayuge District, where 21 percent live and Luuka District, where 19 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 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
Nakaluuba9418/
Nakaaluba941/
Nakauluuba891/
Nakalubi8891/
Nakaliba8810/
Nakaloba884/
Nakalubo883/
Nakaluubi8214/
Nakaluibi821/
Nakalibo751/
Nakalobi751/
Nakolobi631/
Naakolobee561/
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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 Nakaluba
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