Nalaga Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nalaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1561:339,36925,249
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nalaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalaga (Marathi: नालगा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nalaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalaga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nalaga are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 339,369. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 94 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nalaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalaga in the Marathi language
नालगाnalaga-

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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
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  • 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 Nalaga
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