Nwalama Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwalema | 86 | 53 | / |
| Nwalemah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nwalioma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwaleuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nbalamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuallamai | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mbalama | 71 | 744 | / |
| Mvalama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwalemo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwalome | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nuallami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalame | 57 | 2,830 | / |
| Mbalami | 57 | 201 | / |
| Mbalamo | 57 | 98 | / |
| Mbolama | 57 | 22 | / |
| Mbaloma | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nvelamo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbalamoi | 53 | 48 | / |
| Mboulama | 53 | 46 | / |
| Mballoma | 53 | 26 | / |
| Mbaulame | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mbalouma | 53 | 3 | / |
| Mbalamou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbailame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbalahami | 50 | 20 | / |
| Mbailamou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nwalama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis