Nalapa Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nalapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2721:143,52712,879
India781:9,834,172191,207
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nalapa (554) may also be a first name.

Nalapa Last Name Facts

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

Nalapa (Marathi: नलपा, Oriya: ନଲପା) occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 751,291st most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. The surname Nalapa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nalapa are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 357,521st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 554 people.

Nalapa is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 143,527. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 49 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 20 percent reside and Kibuku District, where 19 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalapa92524/
Nallapa9293/
Nalappa9239/
Nalapat9227/
Nalahpa924/
Nalaapa922/
Nalapaa922/
Nalapad921/
Nalapay921/
Nalaepa921/
Nailapa921/
Naelapa921/
Nallappa86870/
Nalaphai86124/
Naelapea8631/
Nalappat8610/
Naelapaa867/
Nallapau863/
Ngallapa861/
Nallapah861/
Naulapaa861/
Nalatpad861/
Nallapai861/
Naelaipa861/
Nahalapa861/
Nalyapat861/
Nalepa838,476/
Nalapo83675/
Nalape83241/
Nalopa8360/
Nelapa835/
Nalépa831/
Nalapi831/
Nalappatt801/
Nailaphat801/
Nallappah801/
Nallapatt801/
Nailape77308/
Ngalapi77196/
Naleppa77186/
Ngalapo7790/
Nalopas7764/
Nalapyi7730/
Neelapa7717/
Nalapit7712/
Nalapiy7712/
Naulopa7710/
Ngalape779/
Nalaupe773/
Nolapat773/
Nelapai773/
Nalapip772/
Nelappa772/
Nallape771/
Nallapi771/
Nelaepa771/
Nnalapo771/
Nailepa771/
Nalapui771/
Neelappa71126/
Nallapet713/
Nealapoo711/
Neelapau711/
Neylapat711/
Nelepa671,477/
Nolepa67229/
Nálepa6769/
Nolopa6728/
Nalepo6712/
Nolapo672/
Nalyaphot671/
Nalopo671/
Nalope671/

Nalapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalapa in the Marathi language
नलपाnalapa-
Nalapa in the Oriya language
ନଲପାnalapa83.33
ନଳପାnalapa16.67

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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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  • 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 Nalapa
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