Nowlakha Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nowlakha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowlakha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India801:9,588,317188,446
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nowlakha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowlakha (Oriya: ନୱାଲାଖା) occurs most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowlakha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Nowlakha is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Nowlakha live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India Nowlakha is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 36 percent reside, Delhi, where 26 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 18 percent reside. Besides India Nowlakha exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowlaka933/
Nowlackhai891/
Nowlekha8812/
Nawlakha887/
Novlakha881/
Navlakha75478/
Nawlakhe7540/
Navlaka671/
Navlakhe63632/
Navlakhi63106/
Novlyauskas632/
Nawloka5323/
Navlaki531/
Nablake531/
Navlake531/
Novloski5021/
Navlhake501/

Nowlakha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nowlakha in the Oriya language
ନୱାଲାଖାnawalakha66.67
ନଭଲାଖାnabhalakha33.33

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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 Nowlakha
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