Naliti Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Naliti Surname User-submission:

The Naliti surname stands for 'needle'. Before modernization in Africa was a scarcity of needles, whereby only a few people were affording it. Thereby those, who were having the needle, were nicknamed Naliti, and the name became popular in that way.

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Naliti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zambia951:166,84111,651
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Naliti (84) may also be a first name.

Naliti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Naliti surname stands for 'needle'. Before modernization in Africa was a scarcity of needles, whereby only a few people were affording it. Thereby those, who were having the needle, were nicknamed Naliti, and the name became popular in that way.

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Naliti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naliti (Bengali: নলিতি, Marathi: निलती, Oriya: ନଳିତି) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naliti? popularity and diffusion

Naliti is the 584,278th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Naliti are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 84 people.

This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Apart from Malawi Naliti occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Naliti Last Name Statistics demography

Naliti earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.54% less than the national average, earning R 20,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalithi9251/
Nalliti923/
Nalitti921/
Nalioti921/
Nalieti921/
Nalitish861/
Nalita83289/
Naleti8338/
Noliti8327/
Naluti8326/
Nality8314/
Nalite833/
Naulita7724/
Nalleti7722/
Nalitha779/
Ngoliti778/
Neeliti774/
Nailita774/
Naaleti773/
Nalitta773/
Nalyuti771/
Nalitaa771/
Ngalite771/
Naloita771/
Nalitea771/
Ngaliteh717/
Naletich714/
Nalithay713/
Neelithi711/
Nalgetti711/
Naliette711/
Ngalitea711/
Ngolithi711/
Naleta67750/
Nolita67106/
Nalete6736/
Nalute6730/
Nolite673/
Nelite671/
Naulaitta671/

Naliti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naliti in the Bengali language
নলিতিnaliti-
Naliti in the Oriya language
ନଳିତିnaliti68.75
ନଳିତୀnaliti25
ଲଳିତାlalita6.25
Naliti in the Marathi language
निलतीnilati50
नलीतीnaliti50

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