Nalwa Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Nalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 368 | 1:125,489 | 10,416 |
| India | 229 | 1:3,349,630 | 96,743 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nalwa (172) may also be a first name.
Nalwa Demographics
Nalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nalwad | 91 | 94 | / |
| Naalwa | 91 | 16 | / |
| Nalwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nailwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngalw'a | 83 | 4 | / |
| Naulwat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nasilwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nailwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nalwoha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nalva | 80 | 243 | / |
| Nalua | 80 | 212 | / |
| Nalba | 80 | 30 | / |
| Nalwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nalwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nalwajje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nealwait | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachilwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachelwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nalhwahe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngalwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nalvad | 73 | 193 | / |
| Nalbai | 73 | 125 | / |
| Ngalua | 73 | 59 | / |
| Nalvay | 73 | 56 | / |
| Nalbea | 73 | 50 | / |
| Nolwai | 73 | 32 | / |
| Naluas | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nalbay | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nalbha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nnalua | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nalvas | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nallba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nalvaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nalvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nalvap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nalvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnasselwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nealbai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nalvaya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nalwood | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nalvaiz | 67 | 31 | / |
| Naluayi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Noulwat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngaluha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nalvaad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nalbhai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naalweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngalwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalwoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasilua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalveau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nallbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalhlua | 67 | 1 | / |
Nalwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nalwa in the Hindi language | ||
| नलवा | nalava | - |
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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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- 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 Nalwa
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