Naanka Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Naanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Naanka (271) may also be a first name.
Naanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naanka (Oriya: ନଅ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naanka? popularity and diffusion
Naanka is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Naanka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Naanka live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 271 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 78 percent live, Plateau, where 11 percent live and Zamfara, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଅ | na'a | 80.7 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 9.36 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 4.09 |
| ସାସମଲ | sasamala | 1.17 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 1.17 |
| ତାରଣି | tarani | 0.58 |
| ମମତା | mamata | 0.58 |
| ନାଇକ | na'ika | 0.58 |
| ପାହାନ | pahana | 0.58 |
| ନଅଁକ | na'amka | 0.58 |
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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 Naanka
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