Nalama Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Nalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 148 | 1:5,182,874 | 128,264 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nalama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Nalama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nalama are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nalama is also the 637,340th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 202 people.
The last name Nalama is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 5,182,874. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 93 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 5 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Barring India Nalama occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nalama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nalama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଲାମା | nalama | 74.8 |
| ନାଲମା | nalama | 21.95 |
| ନଲାମା | nalama | 0.81 |
| ନାଳାମା | nalama | 0.81 |
| ନଲମା | nalama | 0.81 |
| ନାଲୁମା | naluma | 0.81 |
| Nalama in the Marathi language | ||
| नलमा | nalama | 62.5 |
| नालमा | nalama | 25 |
| नल | nala | 12.5 |
| Nalama in the Hindi language | ||
| नलामा | nalama | 60 |
| नलमा | nalama | 20 |
| नालामा | nalama | 20 |
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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
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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 Nalama
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