Nalema Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Nalema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia3011:35,2712,238
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India51:153,413,076951,030
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nalema (71) may also be a first name.

Nalema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nalema (Marathi: िनलीमा, Oriya: ନାେଲମା) occurs more in Bolivia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nalema.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nalema is the 727,600th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Nalema are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Andean South America. Nalema is also the 1,152,838th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most widespread in Bolivia, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 35,271. In Bolivia it is most common in: Beni Department, where 100 percent live and Santa Cruz Department, where 0 percent live. Other than Bolivia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalema92300/
Nalemaa9241/
Nalaema9220/
Naalema9211/
Naleema924/
Naulema921/
Nalemma921/
Nailema921/
Naaleema8610/
Nealemay864/
Nallemma861/
Nalima83931/
Nalama83156/
Naloma8397/
Naleme8340/
Nelema8336/
Nalemo836/
Nalemi832/
Nolema832/
Ngalima773,657/
Naleemi77292/
Nailima77158/
Ngalemo77114/
Nalimma7774/
Nallama7756/
Ngaleme7744/
Nalamma7741/
Ngolema7728/
Naalima7726/
Neelema7725/
Naluima7721/
Naliama7719/
Nalimai7716/
Nhalima7715/
Nalimah779/
Nailama777/
Ngalemi775/
Naleime775/
Nalimea774/
Nalimas774/
Nalaama773/
Nelemma773/
Noelema773/
Nealima772/
Nalamai772/
Naulama772/
Nalimat771/
Naaloma771/
Nalgima771/
Nalymas771/
Nnalima771/
Nallima771/
Naluyma771/
Nalamau771/
Nalamah771/
Nalaima771/
Nalieme771/
Nalemis771/
Neilema771/
Naslima771/
Nalisma771/
Naalama771/
Naelima771/
Nalomaa771/
Ngalyoma71339/
Nallamma71324/
Ngalimai7188/
Ngalioma7177/
Ngallima7142/
Ngalemou7130/
Nahalima7117/
Nh'alima714/
Nahaloma713/
Neeleema712/
Nallamah712/
Naileime711/
Ngalimay711/
Ngalayma711/
Ngallemo711/
Nalaamma711/
N'Golema711/
Ngaulima711/
Ngolemai711/
Nelemaha711/
Nelima6726,739/
Nalimi671,229/
Nalimo67272/
Nalamo67226/
Nelama6792/
Nalomo6750/
Nolemo6720/
N'Gallima678/
Nolemi678/
Nolima674/
Nolama674/
Nalime673/
Noloma672/
Noleme671/
Nahalamah671/
Nallammah671/

Nalema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalema in the Oriya language
ନାେଲମାnaelama-
Nalema in the Marathi language
िनलीमाinalima50
नालेमाnalema50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nalema
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