Nalwa Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3681:125,48910,416
India2291:3,349,63096,743
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nalwa (172) may also be a first name.

Nalwa Last Name Facts

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

Nalwa (Hindi: नलवा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 499,041st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. Nalwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Nalwa reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nalwa is also the 696,764th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 172 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 125,489. In Kenya Nalwa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 28 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Nalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nalwa surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Nalwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.46% more than the national average, earning $69,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nasilwa832/
Nailwad831/
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Nalba8030/
Nalwe8017/
Nalwo803/
Nalwajje771/
Nealwait771/
Nachilwa771/
Nachelwa771/
Nalhwahe771/
Ngalwaya771/
Nalvad73193/
Nalbai73125/
Ngalua7359/
Nalvay7356/
Nalbea7350/
Nolwai7332/
Naluas7323/
Nalbay7321/
Nalbha7320/
Nnalua7316/
Nalvas7312/
Nallba731/
Nalvaz731/
Nalvat731/
Nalvap731/
Nalvai731/
Gnasselwa711/
Nealbai6752/
Nalvaya6741/
Nalwood6736/
Nalvaiz6731/
Naluayi6721/
Noulwat678/
Ngaluha676/
Nalvaad675/
Nalbhai675/
Naalweh671/
Ngalwey671/
Nalwoch671/
Nasilua671/
Nalveau671/
Nallbai671/
Nalhlua671/

Nalwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalwa in the Hindi language
नलवाnalava-

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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
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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 Nalwa
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