View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Nalem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nalem (Marathi: नालेम, Tibetan: གནག་ལེམ།) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 258,654^th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,791,286 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nalem reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nalem is also the 201,616^th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 1,488 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,228 people, or 1 in 31,791. In Uganda Nalem is most frequent in: Nakapiripirit District, where 43 percent reside, Moroto District, where 19 percent reside and Napak District, where 15 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Nalem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nalem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nalem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.