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

The surname Nalem (Marathi: नालेम, Tibetan: གནག་ལེམ།) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Nalem is the 258,654^th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,791,286 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nalem live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nalem is also the 201,616^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,488 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,228 people, or 1 in 31,791. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Nakapiripirit District, where 43 percent are found, Moroto District, where 19 percent are found and Napak District, where 15 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Nalem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Nalem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nalem surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.