Nakula Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nakula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India641:11,985,397216,293
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nakula (2,087) may also be a first name.

Nakula Last Name Facts

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

Nakula (Bengali: নকুলা, Hindi: नकुला, Marathi: नकुला, Oriya: ନକୁଳ, Tibetan: གནག་སྐུ་ལ།) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nakula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakula? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Nakula are found; 34 percent are found in Southern Africa and 34 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nakula is also the 164,802nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 2,087 people.

Nakula is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naikula92550/
Nakkula92129/
Nakoula9285/
Ngakula9257/
Nadkula9232/
Nakulla9217/
Nakulya9212/
Nnakula9210/
Nakhula923/
Nakaula923/
Nakuula923/
Naakula922/
Nakulah922/
Nakulau922/
Nagkula921/
Nahkula921/
Nakulai921/
Naukula921/
Nakulaha86142/
Naikulas86140/
Nakkulla86107/
Nakoulas8661/
Ngakuila8611/
Ngakkula8610/
Naaikula864/
Ngakoula864/
Nakulapp861/
Nakullah861/
Nahkulla861/
Nakuluha861/
Nakkoula861/
Nakila832,784/
Nakola832,035/
Nakule83538/
Nekula83387/
Nakulo8363/
Nakuli8338/
Nokula8317/
Nacula8315/
Naikullah8025/
Nakhullah8015/
Nakaulaha802/
Nakaullah801/
Naquila771,896/
Nakkila77349/
Nakuleu77203/
Nakiela7761/
Natkule7759/
Nakilai7756/
Nacuela7743/
Nekkula7739/
Nakhulo7725/
Nahkola7725/
Naakule7722/
Nakkola7719/
Nokhula7718/
Nhacula7717/
Nacaula7715/
Nakhule7714/
Nakouli7714/
Nakhila7712/
Nakolya7711/
Nakoola7711/
Nacoula779/
Nookula779/
Naikola779/
Nekulai778/
Naikuli777/
Nokoula776/
Naykule775/
Nakolea775/
Nekulay774/
Nakoule774/
Nakuule773/
Nakkule772/
Nakolia772/
Nakeule772/
Naakola772/
Nakilay771/
Nakkulo771/
Nakolay771/
Nakolla771/
Natkuli771/
Nokkula771/
Ngokula771/
Nnakola771/
Nakilia771/
Nakaule771/
Naculas771/
Neikula771/
Ngakuli771/
Nnakule771/
Nakhola771/
Nakilau771/
Noukula771/
Naqoula771/
Nakkolla71104/
Nhaquila7126/
Nakoolya7120/
Naikoola7117/
Nakhilah7113/
Nakhilya716/
Naikolla714/
Nakholia713/
Neickula713/
Noukutla713/
Nookulla713/
Nacaulay713/
Naskulli713/
Nnakilya712/
Naakilya712/
Nakhauli712/
Naikulie711/
Nakholya711/
Nagkouli711/
Nakahule711/
Naykuliz711/
Ngakoule711/
Gnakoule711/
Naakullo711/
Nekullah711/
Nakoli672,732/
Nocula67381/
Nacola67320/
Nakolo67188/
Nakole67123/
Nakilo6750/
Nekila6725/
Nokola6710/
Nokila678/
Naqila675/
Nakhulloh672/
Nagkoulis672/
Nashkulli671/
Nakkoolya671/
Nècula671/

Nakula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakula in the Bengali language
নকুলাnakula-
Nakula in the Hindi language
नकुलाnakula89.66
नकूलाnakula10.34
Nakula in the Oriya language
ନକୁଳnakula86.81
ନକୁଲnakula4.51
ନକୁଳାnakula3.99
ନକୁଲାnakula0.52
ନକୂଳnakula0.35
ଗଉଡga'uda0.17
ନସିକnasika0.17
କଲକାkalaka0.17
ବୁଲନbulana0.17
ନକୁଲଚnakulaca0.17
ନକୁଳିnakuli0.17
ନକୁଳଚnakulaca0.17
ନାକୁଳାnakula0.17
ନକୁଳାନnakulana0.17
ନାକୁଲାnakula0.17
Nakula in the Marathi language
नकुलाnakula74.74
नकूलाnakula10.53
नकुलnakula5.26
नकुळाnakula4.21
नकूळाnakula3.16
नाकुलाnakula1.05
Nakula in the Tibetan language
གནག་སྐུ་ལ།nakkula33.33
ནགས་སྐུ་ལ།nakkula33.33
ནག་ཀུ་ལ།nakkula16.67
གནག་ཀུ་ལ།nakkula8.33
ནག་སྐུ་ལ།nakkula8.33

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