Nanajala Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanajala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanajala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nanajala Last Name Facts

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

Nanajala occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nanajala.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanajala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Nanajala live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nanajala is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bugiri District, where 50 percent are found, Bukwo District, where 25 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Nanajala
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