Abunaka Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abunaka Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'camel owner' in Arabic. It comes from the word naka, meaning 'female camel'.

Abunaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abunaka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'camel owner' in Arabic. It comes from the word naka, meaning 'female camel'.

- abounaga
DNA test information

Abunaka Last Name Facts

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

Abunaka is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abunaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abunaka are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Abunaka is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Abunaka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abounakai8815/
Obunaka86196/
Ebounaka8022/
Abungaki801/
Abunakher751/
Abounakou751/
Obuneka711/
Abeunakoss711/
Abougnakou711/
Abungoko6755/
Abonakih6714/
Obunaike674/
Abungoke671/
Abonoko5786/
Obunoko5714/
Obonako571/
Abonokoh531/
Aboneike531/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abunaka
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