Naleka Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Naleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 162 | 1:240,983 | 18,138 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Naleka (63) may also be a first name.
Naleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naleka (Marathi: नलेका, Russian: Налека) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Naleka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naleka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,032,007th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Naleka occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Naleka live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 63 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 240,983. In Uganda Naleka is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 28 percent reside, Mbale District, where 27 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naleka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naleka in the Marathi language | ||
| नलेका | naleka | - |
| Naleka in the Russian language | ||
| Налека | naleka | - |
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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
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- 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 Naleka
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