Nalaga Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Nalaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 156 | 1:339,369 | 25,249 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nalaga in the Marathi language | ||
| नालगा | nalaga | - |
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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 Nalaga
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