Ngalamu Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngalamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngalamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia461:344,56418,269
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngalamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngalamu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngalamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngalamu is the 2,136,387th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Ngalamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngalamu reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngalamu is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 65 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent live. Other than Zambia Ngalamu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 32 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalamou93132/
Nghalamu937/
Galamu9253/
Nalamu9212/
Nalamou8665/
Ngelamu8634/
Galamus8616/
Galamou8614/
Nallamu8611/
Galamuj862/
Nalamut861/
Nalamau861/
Nalhamu861/
Naalamu861/
Gaalamu861/
Ngalemou8030/
Nalamutt8010/
Nallamgu801/
Nalamuth801/
Gnalamou801/
Galamaud801/
Gallamus801/
Nalomu7728/
Golamu776/
Nolamu772/
Ngaloumou752/
Gallamaud751/
Ngelemu7132/
Nalyomu712/
Nalamoe711/
Ngolomu711/
Ngolemu711/
Gholamu711/
Noulameu672/
Gholammu672/
Goolyamu671/
Ngolamoe671/
Ngolomou671/
Naloumou671/

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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 Ngalamu
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