Nalaba Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
India171:45,121,493474,784
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nalaba (26) may also be a first name.

Nalaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalaba (Bengali: নলবা, Marathi: नळबा, Russian: Налаба) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalaba? popularity and diffusion

Nalaba is the 2,414,640th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Nalaba are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nalaba is also the 2,084,397th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 23 percent are found, Mbale District, where 23 percent are found and Rakai District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent are found and Taiwan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalaba921,442/
Nalabai92111/
Nalabha9230/
Nalabad9225/
Nallaba923/
Nalyaba922/
Nahlaba922/
Nalabat921/
N'Galaba861,155/
Nallabai86157/
Nalabhai86130/
Ngallaba8628/
Nalabadh8610/
Nalabaai863/
Nallabha863/
Nalabaya861/
Nahalaba861/
Ngalabai861/
Natlhaba861/
Naleba831,236/
Nalabe83128/
Naloba83111/
Nalawa8375/
Nalava8340/
Nalabi838/
Nalabo832/
Nolaba831/
Nallabhai8014/
Nallabatt802/
Nallabaih801/
Nallabaya801/
Nalabhaiy801/
Nalashbai801/
Ngalaubai801/
Nalavay774,631/
Nalavad77782/
Nalabhe77307/
Nalavat77147/
Nalobai7771/
Ngalabo7756/
Nohlaba7753/
Naleeba7736/
Naliabi7734/
Nalawad7713/
Ngalava7710/
Nalawas779/
Nailawa779/
Nallabo778/
Nailava777/
Nalabed776/
Ngalabi776/
Nallava775/
Naliava775/
Nalawat775/
Nalavai774/
Nelabai774/
Nalgava773/
Nalabhi771/
Nalabhy771/
Nalabod771/
Nalabot771/
Nalabyi771/
Nalavau771/
Nallabi771/
Ngaloba771/
Nalioba771/
Naileba771/
Nalebai771/
Naluiba771/
Nalyabe771/
Nalyawa771/
Naulabi771/
Noolaba771/
Nalampa771/
Nahalabhai754/
Neelabai71256/
Nalatvad71169/
Ngallawa7190/
Nallavad7134/
Nailavad7112/
Nallavat7111/
Nallaboi715/
Nalaiwad714/
Nallawad714/
Naalavat714/
Nelabhai714/
Nolabhai714/
Ngalabou713/
Nauliawa713/
Ngalauwa712/
Nailavas711/
Nalabojj711/
Nalatvat711/
Nallabot711/
Nallavai711/
Nalyobai711/
Nealebay711/
Nalaivay711/
Naulabis711/
Ngalabuo711/
Ngalawah711/
Ngalawai711/
Nalova67811/
Nalowa67261/
Nalobi67130/
Nalobo67121/
Nalavi6751/
Nalebo6726/
Nalave6718/
Nallavath677/
Nalawo675/
Nelabo673/
Nalaavath673/
Naalavath673/
Nalobe673/
Nolabo673/
Nallaboth672/
Nolabi672/
Neloba671/
Ngah'lawa671/
Nolawa671/

Nalaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalaba in the Bengali language
নলবাnalaba-
Nalaba in the Marathi language
नळबाnalaba50
नालाबाnalaba21.43
नलबाnalaba21.43
नालबाnalaba7.14
Nalaba in the Russian language
Налабаnalaba-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nalaba
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