Nalama Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nalama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nalama (202) may also be a first name.

Nalama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalama (Hindi: नलामा, Marathi: नलमा, Oriya: ନାଲାମା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nalama is the 1,398,030th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nalama reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nalama is also the 637,340th most common forename in the world, held by 202 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 5,182,874. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 93 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 5 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nalama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalama in the Oriya language
ନାଲାମାnalama74.8
ନାଲମାnalama21.95
ନଲାମାnalama0.81
ନାଳାମାnalama0.81
ନଲମାnalama0.81
ନାଲୁମାnaluma0.81
Nalama in the Marathi language
नलमाnalama62.5
नालमाnalama25
नलnala12.5
Nalama in the Hindi language
नलामाnalama60
नलमाnalama20
नालामाnalama20

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