Nalamba Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Nalamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 221 | 1:239,555 | 19,542 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nalamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nalamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nalamba (Marathi: नालंबा) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nalamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nalamba is the 1,009,375th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nalamba are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 95 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 4 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Nalamba is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngalamba | 93 | 65 | / |
| Nalambad | 93 | 31 | / |
| Naulamba | 93 | 22 | / |
| Nalyamba | 93 | 9 | / |
| Naliamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nahalamba | 88 | 252 | / |
| Ngalambai | 88 | 128 | / |
| Nalambadh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nalomba | 86 | 2,782 | / |
| Nalemba | 86 | 56 | / |
| Nelamba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nalambo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nalambi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nalambe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nolamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngalambaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngalomba | 80 | 1,017 | / |
| Ngalambe | 80 | 175 | / |
| Ngolamba | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ngalambi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Naloomba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naluimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nalamber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nalamvad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngalambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neelamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naliambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngalamboi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngallomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngalambou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngnalambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nelambo | 71 | 791 | / |
| Nelomba | 71 | 117 | / |
| Nalombe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nalombo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nalombi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nolomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaliambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nelemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nolemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngolomba | 67 | 313 | / |
| Ngalombi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nelembai | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nailombe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Naulombo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ngolambe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngalombe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngolambo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nalanvad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noulambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naloumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelembay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelembaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhalembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naloumbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalomber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naulombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naulombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalanwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnelambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngalombo | 67 | 1 | / |
Nalamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nalamba in the Marathi language | ||
| नालंबा | nalamba | - |
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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 Nalamba
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