Nobala Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nobala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nobala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Lesotho461:44,1867,268
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
India61:127,844,230863,365
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Nobala (421) may also be a first name.

Nobala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nobala (Marathi: नोबला) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nobala.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobala? popularity and diffusion

Nobala is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nobala live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 418,786th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 421 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 378,865. In South Africa Nobala is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 20 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live.

Nobala Last Name Statistics demography

Nobala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.47% less than the national average, earning R 143,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nobhala92116/
Ngobala9267/
Noballa922/
Noubaloa862/
Ngoballa861/
Noballas861/
Nobela8312,826/
Nabala83911/
Nowala83154/
Novala8370/
Nubala8318/
Nebala8311/
Nobola8310/
Nobalo836/
Nobale832/
Nobali832/
Ngobola7710,388/
Novalia772,915/
Nabaala771,106/
Ngobali77866/
Ngabala77411/
Nonpala77300/
Nabalia7786/
Ngovala7776/
Nabalya7772/
Novalya7764/
Naballa7750/
Nabalat7743/
Ngubala7742/
Ngobale7724/
Nhobela7717/
Nobhola7716/
Nojwala7713/
Nouwala7712/
Gnabala7712/
Nobhaly776/
Nobales776/
Naabala776/
Nabalah774/
Novalas773/
Nhobola772/
Noubali772/
Novalla772/
Nowaila772/
Nabalau771/
Nabhala771/
Novalea771/
Nobahle771/
Novalah771/
Nebalia771/
Neballa771/
Ngobalo771/
Nabalai771/
Nabalay771/
Nabalea771/
Nobelah771/
Nobhalo771/
Nabaila771/
Nowhalia71278/
Nouvalia7178/
Nonphala7175/
Nabahala7127/
Novaglia7126/
Novallia7126/
Novallas7124/
Novailia718/
Nubailah717/
Naballah716/
Nabalaya716/
N'Gabala716/
Nouvalga716/
Ngaballa716/
Nebailia714/
Ngoboola713/
Ngoubale712/
Nahabala712/
Noballis711/
Nnebeala711/
Nabaalla711/
Ngnowala711/
Ngabalya711/
Nabaalah711/
N'Gobola711/
Nabaluha711/
Nowahala711/
Nomphala711/
Ngobhola711/
Ngoubali711/
Nobattle710/
Nawala671,102/
Nabela67884/
Navala67875/
Nabale67853/
Novali67754/
Nabali67659/
Nabola67465/
Nebola67280/
Nobelo67199/
Nebela67120/
Nuvola6782/
Nabalo6756/
Nuvala6744/
Nabacilla6739/
Nabaly6721/
Nobolo6720/
Noboli6714/
Novale6713/
Nubola6712/
Novalo6712/
Nabasilla6712/
Novola6710/
Navola676/
Ngoubaile675/
Nowola674/
Nawola674/
Nabasella672/
Novacilla672/
Nowała672/
Naabaalla671/
Nabaallah671/
Nowalo671/
Nobole671/

Nobala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nobala in the Marathi language
नोबलाnobala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nobala
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