Nuala Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nuala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nuala (14,052) may also be a first name.

Nuala Last Name Facts

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

Nuala (Arabic: نوالاّ, Russian: Нуала) is found most in The Solomon Islands. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Nuala reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 48,497th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 14,052 people.

Nuala is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 64,448. In The Solomon Islands it is most prevalent in: Malaita Province, where 78 percent live, Capital Territory, where 11 percent live and Choiseul Province, where 11 percent live. Not including The Solomon Islands this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nualla91527/
Nualas9111/
Nualia9110/
Nualad912/
Nwuala912/
Nualai911/
Nualyai83152/
Nualiad832/
Nouhala832/
Nualgai831/
Nualaut831/
Nuhalai831/
Nuhalia831/
Nwala8011,028/
Nuali8057/
Nvala8032/
Nuale8029/
Nbala8017/
Nualo804/
Nualy801/
Nuola801/
Nouhaila77956/
Nouhayla771/
Nwaila73495/
Nwalia73203/
Nuhalo7327/
Nwaula7323/
Nwaala7322/
Nwalai7322/
Nwalea7322/
Nwalla737/
Nwalah737/
Nwalya736/
Nwuola736/
Nballa734/
Nweala734/
Nwuale732/
N'Wala732/
Nnuola732/
Nwalaa732/
Nwalas731/
Nwgala731/
Nvalea731/
Nbalya731/
Nually731/
Nnuali731/
Nualyi731/
Nhwala731/
Nwoula731/
Nvoula731/
N'Bala731/
Nboula731/
Nwalga731/
Nnwala731/
Nmbala731/
Nwuali731/
Nualid731/
Nuales730/
Nuhaily6760/
Nwallah6741/
Nhwaila6715/
Nualles6711/
Nnwaila674/
Nbalaha672/
Nwahala671/
Nwwaala671/
Nualeeh671/
Nouhali671/
Nwailya671/
Nuhally671/
Nvalaja671/
Nualloi671/

Nuala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuala in the Russian language
Нуалаnuala-
Nuala in the Arabic language
نوالاّnwala-
نوالاnwala-

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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 Nuala
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