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

Nalma (Arabic: نالما, Hindi: नालमा, Marathi: नालमा) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalma? popularity and diffusion

Nalma is the 2,312,869th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 forename worldwide It is held by 414 people.

The surname Nalma is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 94 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

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