Nalamba Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nalamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

Nalamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalamba in the Marathi language
नालंबाnalamba-

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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 Nalamba
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