Naanka Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Naanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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

The last name Naanka (Oriya: ନଅ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naanka? popularity and diffusion

Naanka is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Naanka are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most common given name internationally, held by 271 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 78 percent are found, Plateau, where 11 percent are found and Zamfara, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahanka921/
Naankat921/
Nanka91955/
Nahankah861/
Nangka83925/
Nankai83479/
Nancka83125/
Nankay8358/
Nganka8351/
Nankka8327/
Nainka8314/
Nankau8312/
Nankad838/
Nankah833/
Nannka832/
Nankaa831/
Nankha831/
Nnanka831/
Nankaj831/
Nankea831/
Naunka831/
Naanko831/
Nangkai77317/
Nangkah7761/
Natynka7756/
Nankaya7727/
Ngangka7722/
Nangkas7720/
Nahanki7720/
Nankaja7712/
Nangkau775/
Nankaha773/
Nankass772/
Nangkay772/
Nankaai772/
Naineka771/
Nahanke771/
Nankhai771/
Nacinka771/
Namnkat771/
Ngnanka771/
Nnankap771/
N'Nanka771/
Nhankaj771/
Nanko732,529/
Nanki731,045/
Nonka73865/
Nanke73754/
Nanky73237/
Ñanka731/
Nachynka7141/
Nachinka713/
Nankajje711/
Nankoo671,199/
Nganko67624/
Nankeu67586/
Nganke67557/
Nongka67493/
Nganki67423/
Nankep67313/
Nankyo67255/
Nancke67253/
Nankou67182/
Nangki67171/
Nankee67101/
Nangko6790/
Nankey6751/
Nnanke6751/
Nangke6742/
Nankoh6735/
Nounka6723/
Naunko6719/
Nannke6719/
Nahatenko6719/
Namkat6716/
Nankio6715/
Nainki6714/
Nganca6713/
Nainko6710/
Nankie6710/
Nankhi677/
Nanhki677/
Nanhke676/
Naynko676/
Nankho675/
Nankki674/
Nnonka674/
Nankyi674/
Nankeh673/
Nhanca673/
Nankui672/
Nankij672/
Nankod672/
Nahnki671/
Nankiy671/
Namkka671/
Nancko671/
Noynka671/
Nainke671/
Nankei671/
Nonkai671/
Nankoi671/
Nankoy671/
Nankuy671/
Nancaa671/
Naunke671/
Ngonka671/
Nnanko671/
Namkap671/
Nannko671/
Nanked671/
Nhanky671/
Nancky670/

Naanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naanka in the Oriya language
ନଅna'a80.7
ନାହାକnahaka9.36
ପଧାନpadhana4.09
ସାସମଲsasamala1.17
ନାୟକnayaka1.17
ତାରଣିtarani0.58
ମମତାmamata0.58
ନାଇକna'ika0.58
ପାହାନpahana0.58
ନଅଁକna'amka0.58

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naanka
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