Nalana Surname
Approximately 650 people bear this surname
Nalana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 291 | 1:186,178 | 20,298 |
| Lesotho | 267 | 1:7,613 | 1,661 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nalana (2,914) may also be a first name.
Nalana Demographics
Average Nalana Salary in
South Africa
R 153,828
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nalana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nalana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nalana (Marathi: नलना, Oriya: ନାଲାନା) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nalana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 504,985th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nalana reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nalana is also the 134,527th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 2,914 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 186,178. In South Africa Nalana is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 41 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Nalana Last Name Statistics demography
Nalana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.27% less than the national average, earning R 153,828 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nalana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nalana in the Marathi language | ||
| नलना | nalana | 75 |
| नालना | nalana | 25 |
| Nalana in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଲାନା | nalana | 72 |
| ନଳନା | nalana | 18 |
| ନାଲନା | nalana | 6 |
| ନାଲାନନ୍ା | nalanana | 2 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nalana
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