Nalao Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nalao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7361:28,2193,831
Thailand4631:152,56724,203
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Nalao (817) may also be a first name.

Nalao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalao is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalao? popularity and diffusion

Nalao is the 288,908th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. Nalao occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nalao live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,953rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 817 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 28,219. In Cameroon Nalao is mostly found in: East Region, where 90 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 7 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalao9156/
Nalaou913/
Nalaho913/
Naliao912/
Naslao911/
Gnalao911/
Nalaoh911/
Nailao911/
Nalaod911/
Nahalao835/
Ngalaou833/
Ngalauo831/
Naloa8055/
Nolao808/
Nelao804/
Gnallaou771/
Nhaulaho771/
Ngailaou771/
Naloua7332/
Ngaloa7317/
Noilao738/
Naleua735/
Naloha734/
Naloho734/
Nalaea732/
Ngolao731/
Nolaoo731/
Nohlao731/
Nelaho731/
Ngalouo672,855/
Ngaloua6777/
Nalayya6721/
Nalaiya6714/
Noullao674/
Gnaloua673/
Nalojja672/
Nalload672/
Nalaaut671/
Gnaloho671/
Ngaloho671/
Nalyoho671/
Naloiya671/
Nalauas671/
Ngailoâ671/
Najlaau671/

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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 Nalao
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