Nalanda Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nalanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India421:18,263,461278,402
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nalanda (3,037) may also be a first name.

Nalanda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nalanda Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nalanda (Bengali: নালন্দা, Hindi: नालन्दा, Marathi: नालंदा, Oriya: ନାଳା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Nalanda reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nalanda is also the 131,100th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 3,037 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 18,263,461. In India Nalanda is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 52 percent live, Telangana, where 12 percent live and Kerala, where 7 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nalanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalanda in the Bengali language
নালন্দাnalanda-
Nalanda in the Oriya language
ନାଳାnala-
Nalanda in the Marathi language
नालंदाnalanda94.26
नलंदाnalanda1.01
नांलदाnanlada0.68
नालन्दाnalanda0.34
आनंदananda0.34
नाकंदाnakanda0.17
नालांदाnalanda0.17
नंदलालnandalala0.17
नांलंदाnanlanda0.17
नाळंदाnalanda0.17
नालंदnalanda0.17
नालेदाnaleda0.17
Nalanda in the Hindi language
नालन्दाnalanda53.85
नालंदाnalanda46.15

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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 Nalanda
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