Nalonja Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nalonja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalonja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Nalonja (136) may also be a first name.

Nalonja Last Name Facts

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

Nalonja is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nalonja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalonja? popularity and diffusion

Nalonja is the 2,106,139th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Nalonja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nalonja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nalonja is also the 794,286th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 136 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Nalonja is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 84 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 12 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Nalonja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalunja8615/
Nalenja867/
Nalanja862/
Nalonza861/
Ngalonsa8018/
Nalandja803/
Nalyonya801/
Ngalonji801/
Nailongea751/
Nalenya71129/
Nalonge7198/
Nalonzo718/
Nallanjaya713/
Nalunje713/
Nalunjo713/
Nalanya713/
Nalonso712/
Nolonza711/
Nolonjo711/
Nalunya711/
Nalanza711/
Nalianya675,179/
Nalyanya671,544/
Ngalanza67206/
Ngolonza6775/
Ngalanji676/
Ngolonje676/
Ngolonya674/
Nalionge673/
Nohlonya673/
Ngolonjo671/
Nailanea671/
Ngalanya671/
Ngalansa671/
Nallania671/
Gnolonsa671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nalonja
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