Nalame Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Nalame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nalame (48) may also be a first name.
Nalame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nalame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nalame (Hindi: नीलम, Marathi: नालमे) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nalame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,775,494th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Nalame occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nalame reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.
Nalame is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda Nalame is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 45 percent live, Mpigi District, where 18 percent live and Wakiso District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nalame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nalame in the Hindi language | ||
| नीलम | nilama | - |
| Nalame in the Marathi language | ||
| नालमे | nalame | 84 |
| नलमे | nalame | 12 |
| नलामे | nalame | 4 |
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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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- 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 Nalame
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