Nolega Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nolega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nolega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nolega occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolega? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Nolega is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nolega live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 31 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 31 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Nolega occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Nolega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nolega last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noliega9210/
Nolegah921/
Noelega921/
Nollega920/
Ngoulega861/
Nelega83308/
Nalega8311/
Noliga834/
Nolaga831/
Ngoliga771,321/
Gnalega77161/
Nollaga7727/
Noliaga7720/
Ngalega774/
Noliego771/
Nolegho771/
Nollego771/
Nouliga771/
Naulega771/
Nnologa771/
Nalegach71400/
Nouleghe7113/
Naleghga711/
Nalegacz711/
Nalaga67174/
Naliga6742/
Naloga6740/
Nalege6735/
N'Gnalega676/
Noulegheu673/
Nologo672/
Nolago671/
Noligi671/
Neliga671/
Nelaga671/

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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 Nolega
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