Naanga Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Naanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Naanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naanga (Oriya: ପଧାନ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naanga is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Naanga reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Naanga is most numerous in: Benue, where 80 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 50 |
| ନଅ | na'a | 50 |
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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 Naanga
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