Nalma Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nalma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nalma (414) may also be a first name.

Nalma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nalma (Arabic: نالما, Hindi: नालमा, Marathi: नालमा) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nalma.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nalma is the 2,312,869th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Nalma are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 422,632nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 414 people.

The surname Nalma is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Nalma is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 94 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalmas9184/
Naylma911/
Naalma911/
Nalmah911/
Nalmaj911/
Nalmash833/
Nallmma833/
Nealmma832/
Nailema831/
Naulmai831/
Nalmi8042/
Nalmo8016/
Nalme8011/
Nalmy808/
Nolma802/
Nachilma7732/
Nealemay774/
Nassilma771/
Ngalmi7365/
Ngolma7329/
Nalmet735/
Nalmid733/
Nalmis732/
Neilma732/
Nailmi731/
Ngalmo731/
Nalmer731/
Nolmaa731/
Nalmed731/
Nalmes730/
Naulmee674/
Ngoulma673/
Neaulme672/
Neilema671/
Noulmai671/
Ngolmai671/
Naselme671/
Nalmith670/

Nalma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalma in the Marathi language
नालमाnalama-
Nalma in the Hindi language
नालमाnalama73.33
नलमाnalama26.67
Nalma in the Arabic language
نالماnalma-
نيلماnylma-

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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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  • 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 Nalma
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