Nalana Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nalana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Lesotho2671:7,6131,661
India421:18,263,461278,402
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Nalana (2,914) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nallana921,534/
Nailana92901/
Nalyana92148/
Naulana92103/
Ngalana9282/
Nalanga9281/
Naliana9234/
Nalanna9213/
Nalanaj922/
Naalana921/
Nalgana921/
Naelana921/
Nalaina921/
Nalauna921/
Gnalana921/
Najlana921/
Nalamna921/
Ngalanga86455/
Nallanna86283/
Nalyanga86152/
Nalangay8679/
Ngalanea8634/
Ngalaina8616/
Nallaana868/
Nauliana867/
Nalianga865/
Nalganga863/
Nallanaa861/
Natlanna861/
Ngaliana861/
Najlanah861/
Nailanaz861/
Nailanea861/
Nalane83723/
Nelana83307/
Nalani8396/
Nolana8330/
Nalena8313/
Nalany834/
Nalano831/
Nalona831/
Ngalangai8021/
Ngalianga802/
Nallianna802/
Ngalhanga801/
Ngallanga801/
Nallani772,647/
Ngalane771,382/
Nalyona77369/
Nallano77251/
Nailane77183/
Nalange77142/
Najlani77137/
Neliana77112/
Natlane7756/
Nolanga7740/
Naulani7718/
Nalaino7718/
Nalango7718/
Nailani7717/
Noliana7717/
Nalangi7717/
Nalonau7713/
Nalanie7712/
Nalaneh777/
Naliona776/
Nahlani776/
Naliane776/
Naslano774/
Nalyani774/
Neelana773/
Nalanes773/
Nalaini772/
Naleena772/
Nalamni771/
Nalanni771/
Nollana771/
Gnalane771/
Nolanas771/
Naleina771/
Nalanij771/
Nalanyi771/
Ngolana771/
Nhalani771/
Naluina771/
Nallane771/
Nallany771/
Naalane771/
Nolyana771/
Ngolanga71604/
Ngalangi71348/
Ngallane71196/
Nalyange7179/
Nallangi7173/
Ngalango7170/
Nahalani7151/
Hnalaine7131/
Nagliani7122/
Neelanna7120/
Naliangi7117/
'Natlane7116/
Nallaani7115/
Nalyango7111/
Nhalange719/
Nalohyna718/
Nelyanah716/
Neallani716/
Nalyanyi716/
Nalanish713/
Nallanni713/
Nallasni713/
Ngalaine712/
Naalangi711/
Naallani711/
Nallgona711/
Ngahlani711/
Neiliana711/
Nalhanie711/
Nagliano711/
Nalañgay711/
Nalyangi711/
Naylaner711/
Ngalanou711/
Ngalanyo711/
Gnallahanna711/
Ngalange711/
Ngaulani711/
Nhalango711/
Nhatlane711/
Ngoulana711/
Nailanoi711/
Nayliane711/
Nolano67115/
Ngalangou6749/
Nolani6740/
Nalone6737/
Naslanets6734/
Nolane6723/
Naloni6711/
N'Gallane679/
Natillano672/
Nalony671/
Nolanj671/
Nalono671/
Nasillano671/
Naslainis671/
Ngoulanga671/
Ngalhange671/
Ngolianga671/
Nayslanne671/

Nalana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalana in the Marathi language
नलनाnalana75
नालनाnalana25
Nalana in the Oriya language
ନାଲାନାnalana72
ନଳନାnalana18
ନାଲନାnalana6
ନାଲାନନ୍ାnalanana2

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis