Nalwaya Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nalwaya Surname User-submission:

The surname Nalwaya belongs to the Jain community in India.

Nalwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2121:3,618,233101,667
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nalwaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nalwaya belongs to the Jain community in India.

- adityanalwaya

Nalwaya Last Name Facts

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

Nalwaya (Marathi: नलवाया) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,020,242nd most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Nalwaya reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 3,618,233. In India Nalwaya is primarily found in: Rajasthan, where 41 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 16 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nalvaya8641/
Nalwayo8616/
Nalwayi8615/
Nalwahja801/
Nalvay7756/
Nalbay7721/
Naluayi7121/
Nalweyo7113/
Nalbayi7111/
Nalvayi713/
Nalbaye712/
Nalweye711/
Ngalwey711/
Nalwoyo711/
Nalwoha711/
Nalviya711/
Nalbahyi673/
Ngaluayi671/
Nalwajje671/
Nealwait671/
Nallbayu671/
Nalbhayi671/

Nalwaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalwaya in the Marathi language
नलवायाnalavaya62.5
नलवnalava37.5

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